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 Definitions of Decision  [ɪˈsɪʒ ən]  

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Definition of 'Decision' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) decision
the act or process of deciding.

2.  decision
the act of making up one's mind:
a difficult decision.

3.  decision
something that is decided; resolution.

4.  decision
a judgment, as one pronounced by a court.

5.  decision
the quality of being decided; firmness:
to speak with decision.

6.  decision
the final score in any sport or contest.

7.  decision
the awarding of a victory in a boxing match when there is no knockout, based on scoring by the referee and judges.

Etymology:  (1425–75; decisioun < MF < L dēcīsiō curtailment, agreement der. of dēcīd(ere) (see decide ))

Definition of 'Decision' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) decision, determination, conclusion
the act of making up your mind about something
"the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"

2. (noun) decision, determination, conclusion
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
"a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"

3. (noun) decision
(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred
"had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"

4. (noun) decision
the outcome of a game or contest
"the team dropped three decisions in a row"

5. (noun) decisiveness, decision
the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
"a man of unusual decisiveness"


Definition of 'Decision' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) decision
a choice you make
her decision to quit; I made the wrong decision.; a decision between sth and sth; It took a while to reach a decision.

2.  decision
snap decision
a very quick decision

3.  decision
an official or legal judgment
the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision

4.  decision
the ability to decide quickly and firmly; = decisiveness
to act with decision


Definition of 'Decision' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Decision
cutting off; division; detachment of a part

2. (noun) Decision
the act of deciding; act of settling or terminating, as a controversy, by giving judgment on the matter at issue; determination, as of a question or doubt; settlement; conclusion

3. (noun) Decision
an account or report of a conclusion, especially of a legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause; as, a decision of arbitrators; a decision of the Supreme Court

4. (noun) Decision
the quality of being decided; prompt and fixed determination; unwavering firmness; as, to manifest great decision


Definition of 'Decision' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

1.  Decision
In an estimate of the situation, a clear and concise statement of the line of action intended to be followed by the commander as the one most favorable to the successful accomplishment of the assigned mission.


Translation of 'Decision' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the act of deciding; a judgement
a time/moment of decision; I think you made the wrong decision.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: beslissing, uitspraak, be Arabic flag Arabic: قَرار Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: решение
Brazilian flag Brazilian: decisão Czech flag Czech: rozhodnutí German flag German: die Entscheidung
Danish flag Danish: beslutning; afgørelse Greek flag Greek: απόφαση Spanish flag Spanish: decisión
Estonian flag Estonian: otsus Farsi flag Farsi: تصمیم؛ قصد Finnish flag Finnish: päätös
French flag French: décision Hebrew flag Hebrew: הַחלָטָה, הַכרָעָה Hindi flag Hindi: निर्णय
Croatian flag Croatian: odluka Hungarian flag Hungarian: döntés Indonesian flag Indonesian: keputusan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: ákvörðun Italian flag Italian: decisione Japanese flag Japanese: 決定
Korean flag Korean: 결정 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: sprendimas Latvian flag Latvian: lēmums; spriedums
Malay flag Malay: keputusan Dutch flag Dutch: besluit, beslissing Norwegian flag Norwegian: avgjørelse, beslutning, k
Polish flag Polish: decyzja Persian flag Persian: تصمیم؛ قصد Pashto flag Pashto: فيصله، قضاوت ، ټينګار، تص
Portuguese flag Portuguese: decisão Romanian flag Romanian: decizie, hotă­râre Russian flag Russian: решение
Slovak flag Slovak: rozhodnutie Slovenian flag Slovenian: odločitev Serbian flag Serbian: odluka
Swedish flag Swedish: avgörande, beslut Thai flag Thai: การตัดสินใจ Turkish flag Turkish: karar, hüküm
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 決定 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: рішення Urdu flag Urdu: فیصلہ کرنے کا عمل
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: quyết định Chinese flag Chinese: 决定

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