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decision (enc)
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Decision| Noun | 1. | decision - 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"judgment, judgement, mind - an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" predeterminaation - a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something; "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong" | | | 2. | decision - the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"selection, choice, option, pick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" call - (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call" move - the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer" resolution - a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions" | | | 3. | decision - (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"split decision - a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous | | | 4. | decision - the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row" | | | 5. | decision - the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness"resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution - the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" indecision, indecisiveness - the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court" | |
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