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

The bank, however, doesn’t want to reopen the late 1990s settlement, or to share information around Credit Suisse’s legal decision-making at that time.

From The Wall Street Journal

The investors called on BP to take a more disciplined approach to capital expenditure and to offer more detailed disclosure that would allow investors “to better assess whether and how the company’s investment decision-making promotes disciplined capital allocation.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The company needs to show investors how it has changed the decision-making processes that led to sustained and significant write-downs, Rainforth said.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is by no means a finished product and Rennes' 4-0 defeat at Monaco on Saturday showed the margins where he can improve, especially when it comes to decision-making when stepping out of the defensive line.

From BBC

But if they cede too much responsibility to AI, that could lead to deficiencies in critical regulations and run afoul of a requirement that federal rules be built on reasoned decision-making.

From Salon

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