decision

[ dih-sizh-uhn ]

/ dɪˈsɪʒ ən /

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noun

the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.

the act of or need for making up one's mind: This is a difficult decision.

something that is decided; resolution: She made a poor decision when she dropped out of school.

a judgment, as one formally pronounced by a court: It is the decision of this court that the appeal is granted.

the quality of being decided; firmness: He spoke with decision and calm authority.

the final score in any sport or contest: The decision was 5 to 4 in favor of the home team.

Boxing. the awarding of a victory in a match not decided by a knockout or technical knockout, usually through a vote of the referee and judges.

verb (used with object)

Boxing. to win a victory over (one's opponent) by a point score rather than a knockout.

SYNONYMS FOR decision

4 ruling, verdict, finding, decree.

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Origin of decision

1425–75; late Middle English decisioun<Middle French <Latin dēcīsiōn- (stem of dēcīsiō) literally, a cutting off, equivalent to dēcīs(us) (past participle of dēcīdere;see decide) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM decision

de·ci·sion·al, adjectivenon·de·ci·sion, nounpre·de·ci·sion, nounre·de·ci·sion, noun

sub·de·ci·sion, noun

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Then after you do all of that work, you are probably going to make a decision that’s not going to make everybody happy.
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Because vaccine supply will be limited at first, the decisions about who gets those first doses could save tens of thousands of lives.
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After engineering studies determined there was no way to repair the hardware without putting workers at risk, the NSF made the decision to shut the observatory down.
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In order to allow officers to do their job without fear, I made the decision at that time.
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So, for example, when they banned Frankenstein in Belfast, it was a council decision.
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But for the next few weeks, as we prepare for The Decision II: The Decisioning, all eyes are going to be on LeBron.
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British Dictionary definitions for decision

decision

/ (dɪˈsɪʒən) /

noun

a judgment, conclusion, or resolution reached or given; verdict

the act of making up one's mind

firmness of purpose or character; determination

Derived forms of decision

decisional, adjective

Word Origin for decision

C15: from Old French, from Latin dēcīsiō, literally: a cutting off; see decide

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