decision-making

or de·ci·sion mak·ing or de·ci·sion·mak·ing

[ dih-sizh-uh n-mey-king ]

/ dɪˈsɪʒ ənˌmeɪ kɪŋ /

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noun

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.

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Origin of decision-making

First recorded in 1915–20

OTHER WORDS FROM decision-making

de·ci·sion-mak·er, noun

Words nearby decision-making

decision procedure, decision support system, decision table, decision theory, decision tree, decision-making, decisive, decius, deck, deck beam, deck bolt

Example sentences from the Web for decision-making

We need to reinforce the message that decision-making, the power of choices, is also important.
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Even before the shooting, he worried that concern for their safety would affect his decision-making.
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The action focuses on the decision-making process of a movie studio hotshot.
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Put another way, the subsidy gives the United States leverage over the decision-making of an important ally.
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They are enhancing their empathy and decision-making and social skills.
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He believed that she could trust her own decision-making abilities, and he would encourage her to believe in herself.
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Self-determination, as it is used here, suggests that the community as a whole participates in the decision-making process.
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But these will never be the determining factors in their decision-making.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
Why, the scanning and decision-making elements alone tripled the mass.
The Creature from Cleveland Depths|Fritz Reuter Leiber
County courts were the center of decision-making regarding judicial, fiscal, military, and general administrative matters.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly