dispositive
adjective
dis·pos·i·tive
di-ˈspä-zə-tiv 
: directed toward or effecting disposition (as of a case)
dispositive evidence
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Trusted authorities are essential but never dispositive.
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Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2024
These digital platforms have led to a new cultural zeitgeist where country of origin and language are no longer dispositive factors in what audiences choose to watch or listen to.
—Chris Gallagher, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
These latest results are a bit more ambiguous but hardly dispositive.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 26 July 2024
Those who were waiting on the sidelines for the next game served as a jury, although their verdict wasn’t necessarily dispositive.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
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Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2024
These digital platforms have led to a new cultural zeitgeist where country of origin and language are no longer dispositive factors in what audiences choose to watch or listen to.
—Chris Gallagher, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
These latest results are a bit more ambiguous but hardly dispositive.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 26 July 2024
Those who were waiting on the sidelines for the next game served as a jury, although their verdict wasn’t necessarily dispositive.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
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dispositive
adjective
dis·pos·i·tive
dis-ˈpä-zə-tiv
1
: directed toward or effecting a disposition (as of a case)
an endless variety of dispositive…pretrial motions—Robert Shaw-Meadow
Robert Shaw-Meadow2
: relating to a disposition of property
dispositive words in a will
3
: providing a final resolution (as of an issue) : having control over an outcome
dispositive of the question
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