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

You’d want to call a lawyer right away and firm up a plan for what she wants or to make you her agent for decision-making.

From MarketWatch

She was particularly angered by what she viewed as an effort by Barr during the Biden administration to cut her out of decision-making around supervisory issues, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the inquiry had not examined the "political decision-making" around the opening of the hospital.

From BBC

Buying physical goods, as opposed to renting a movie or planning a trip, allows people to feel some sense of control during an uncontrollable event, said Hal Hershfield, a psychologist and professor of behavioral decision-making at the University of California, Los Angeles.

From MarketWatch

For militaries, the most fundamental concerns about AI stem from its mysterious decision-making processes and propensity to hallucinate.

From The Wall Street Journal

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