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

“That sense of urgency isn’t there anymore and yet the urgency is even more real because people are at the tipping point on deciding whether to build or rebuild — they’re at a critical decision-making point.”

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After 10 weeks of using the game-like app BrainHQ, older adults showed significant improvements in cholinergic function, a key brain chemical system that tends to decline with age and affects attention, memory, and decision-making.

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"There is fear that going public would dilute the trust's decision-making capacity and long-term focus and expose Tata Sons to quarterly market pressures," said the source.

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In its ruling, it noted initial "shortcomings" in the environmental impact assessment decision-making process, but said they were remedied within enough time not to affect that right.

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And 64-year-olds preparing to sign up for Medicare should start the decision-making process early.

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