decision-making

Or de·ci·sion mak·ing
Or de·ci·sion·mak·ing

[dih-sizh-uhn-mey-king]

noun

1. the act or process of making choices or decisions with a group of people, especially in business or politics (often used attributively).

   decision-making skills.

Other Word Forms

• decision-maker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of decision-making¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is betting that the U.S. economy can’t absorb a prolonged trade conflict with the world’s second-largest economy, according to people close to Beijing’s decision-making.

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This is the kind of national abdication of decision-making to international bodies that has spurred populist rebellions across Europe and the U.S.

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Absent accurate inflation data and labor statistics, members on the Federal Open Market Committee will be hand-tied on setting rates and constantly behind the curve when it comes to decision-making.

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I must reckon with my impetuous decision-making years earlier.

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Third, government decision-making tends to reward allocating funds rather than delivering results.

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