decision-making
noun
: the act or process of deciding something especially with a group of people
The project will require some difficult decision-making.
All members of the organization have a role in decision-making.
—often used before another nounthe company's decision-making process
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At its September meeting, the central bank’s decision-making arm opted for a jumbo, 50-basis-point reduction to the benchmark rate, in its first cut in more than four years.
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Hunters and conservationists viewed it as a referendum on the future of wildlife management in Colorado (and potentially elsewhere), as Prop 127 would have set the stage for future hunting bans and taken even more decision-making power away from the wildlife managers at Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
While businesses have long used data to drive decision-making, sophisticated software and cutting-edge AI tools are enabling an unprecedented level of data access and analysis.
—Naveen Singh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Since those decisions were announced by the League’s in-house communications team as a service to the Owners Committee, the trade organization itself was associated in the public’s mind with the decision-making process.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Hunters and conservationists viewed it as a referendum on the future of wildlife management in Colorado (and potentially elsewhere), as Prop 127 would have set the stage for future hunting bans and taken even more decision-making power away from the wildlife managers at Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
While businesses have long used data to drive decision-making, sophisticated software and cutting-edge AI tools are enabling an unprecedented level of data access and analysis.
—Naveen Singh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Since those decisions were announced by the League’s in-house communications team as a service to the Owners Committee, the trade organization itself was associated in the public’s mind with the decision-making process.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Decision-making.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decision-making. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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