decision-making
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of decision-making
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Heat stress hurts workers’ sleep, cognitive function, decision-making and performance, the report says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mohsen Rezaei, who led the Revolutionary Guard during the war with Iraq in the 1980s, was named secretary of Iran’s top decision-making body, the Supreme National Security Council, where he will be Khamenei’s representative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
His parents are known to play a big role in that decision-making.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The researchers analyzed nine newly collected decision-making tasks along with six previously published data sets involving more than 700 participants.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
The big-man has no independent decision-making authority, knows no diplomatic secrets, and can do no more than attempt to sway communal decisions.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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