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Definition: Meaning of, decision in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪˈsɪʒ(ə)n /

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  1. [countable] a choice or judgment that you make after a period of discussion or thought
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  2. [uncountable] the quality someone has that makes them able to make choices or judgments quickly and confidently
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  3. [uncountable] the act of deciding something
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decision used in phrases

  • Bakke decision (noun)
    1. law a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy
  • Miranda decision, the
    1. a 1966 decision by the US SUPREME COURT that said it was necessary for police, when ARREST ing people, to tell them about their legal rights
  • decision maker (noun)
    1. someone who administers a business
  • decision making (noun)
    1. the cognitive process of reaching a decision
  • decision table (noun)
    1. a table of all contingencies and the actions to be taken for each
  • decision-maker (noun)
    1. a person in a large organization who is responsible for making important decisions
  • decision-making (noun)
    1. the process of making important decisions
  • final decision (noun)
    1. or an appeal from it law a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
  • judicial decision (noun)
    1. law the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it
  • split decision (noun)
    1. a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous
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1901-1954 in the United States after 1939 italian nuclear physicist who worked on artificial radioactivity caused by neutron bombardment and who headed the group that in 1942 produced the first controlled nuclear reaction
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