decision-making
or de·ci·sion mak·ingor de·ci·sion·mak·ing
[dih-sizh-uh n-mey-king]
- 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
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Contemporary Examples
We need to reinforce the message that decision-making, the power of choices, is also important.
Even before the shooting, he worried that concern for their safety would affect his decision-making.
The action focuses on the decision-making process of a movie studio hotshot.
Put another way, the subsidy gives the United States leverage over the decision-making of an important ally.
They are enhancing their empathy and decision-making and social skills.
Historical Examples
But these will never be the determining factors in their decision-making.
After the RainSam Vaknin
Why, the scanning and decision-making elements alone tripled the mass.
The Creature from Cleveland DepthsFritz 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
He believed that she could trust her own decision-making abilities, and he would encourage her to believe in herself.
When You Don't Know Where to TurnSteven J. Bartlett
Self-determination, as it is used here, suggests that the community as a whole participates in the decision-making process.