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

Their work continues to point toward the thalamus as a central hub in this decision-making process.

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As the U.S. upgrades and updates its defense and military systems, the question isn’t whether A.I. will be integrated, but where, how much, and how much decision-making are we ceding to the machine?

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The scan, as presented on the show, revealed “holes” and low-activity regions in areas associated with focus, emotional regulation and decision-making.

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As a manager, Papperger likes to centralize decision-making, getting involved in matters that other CEOs would delegate, according to people who have worked with him.

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After examining patterns of brain activity, Tafazoli and Buschman found that the prefrontal cortex, a region at the front of the brain involved in high-level thinking and decision-making, contained several recurring patterns of activity.

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