decision-making

American  

[dih-sizh-uhn-mey-king] / dɪˈsɪʒ ənˌmeɪ kɪŋ /

Or decision making or decisionmaking

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.

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Other Word Forms

• decision-maker
  noun

Etymology

Origin of decision-making

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

decision-making

He’s also stressing his support of local decision-making on the issue.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

But to get there, the two-time company founder is looking back more than 50 years to the space agency’s days of quick decision-making and innovation that led to the moon landings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

But much remains unknown about his decision-making and behavioural changes in the hours and moments before he went missing.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The students chose Wordle, turning a popular daily puzzle into a practical test of mathematical decision-making.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

Chancellorsville came down to some ineffable, magical decision-making ability that Lee possessed and Hooker did not.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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