decision en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈsɪʒn̩/
- (US) audio
- [dɪˈsɪʒn̩]
Etymology
Derived from Middle French, from Latin dēcīsiō, dēcīsiōnis, from dēcīdō (“to decide”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of deciding.
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(countable, uncountable) A choice or judgement.
His life has always been filled with big decisions.
These, and such-like things, are certainly more contrary to the glory of God, to the purity of the Church, and to the salvation of souls, than any conscientious dissent from ecclesiastical decisions, or separation from public worship, whilst accompanied with innocence of life.
1689, John Locke, A Letter Concerning Toleration:It is the decision of the court that movies are protected as free speech.
I told him about my decision to leave forever.
The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.
2013 June 21, Karen McVeigh, “US rules human genes can't be patented”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 10:It might be that judge Gary decided erroneously the matters which the statute referred to him for decision, and if the Constitution of the United States guaranteed the accused a correct decision, this error would be a violation of constitutional rights. As the case stood, therefore, the exact question was, whether the accused had rights under the federal Constitution which a statute like that of Illinois would violate or which an erroneous decision by the trial court in executing such a law would violate, and if so whether those rights were in fact violated.
1888, William Harrison Dunbar, “The Anarchists’ Case Before the Supreme Court of the United States”, in Harvard Law Review, volume 1, number 17, page 310:It's a tough decision, but I'll take vanilla.
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(uncountable) Firmness of conviction.
After agonizing deliberations, they finally proceeded with decision.
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(countable, qualifier:chiefly combat sports, uncountable) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.
He has won twice by knockout, once by decision.
- (countable, uncountable) A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| decisions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
decision tree · executive decision · decisionism · decision making · decision room · co-decision · nondecision · decisionmaker · decision height · decisioning · decision procedure · decision theory · no decision · make a decision · rule of decision · predecision · decision maker · decisional · decision market · take a decision · subdecision · indecision · semidecision · gut decision · decision theology · decision science · framed decision · game-time decision · misdecision · decision stream · decision-making · decisionless · decision problem · microdecision · decisionist · majority decision · counterdecision · split decision · decision fatigue · redecision
Relateds
Synonyms
inference · ergotism · determination · censure · deduction · conclusion · decision · award · illation · choice · idea · judgement/judgment · sight · take · opinion · view · result · opinion · verdict · mind · view
Translations (180)
ro fermitate (firmness of conviction) · eu erabaki (result arrived at by the judges) · la consultum (choice or judgement) · az qərar (choice or judgement) · pt decisão (firmness of conviction) · nl beslissing (firmness of conviction) · oc decision (choice or judgement) · la dēcrētum (choice or judgement) · tk karar (choice or judgement) · lt sprendimas (choice or judgement) · gl resolución (firmness of conviction) · ar تَصْمِيم (choice or judgement) · tab къарар (choice or judgement) · ur تَصْمِیم (choice or judgement) · el απόφαση (result arrived at by the judges) · tr karar (choice or judgement) · acw قرار (choice or judgement) · eu erabaki (firmness of conviction) · lv apņemšanās (choice or judgement) · ms keputusan (choice or judgement) · sh odluka (choice or judgement) · th ความแน่วแน่ (firmness of conviction) · is ákvörðun (choice or judgement) · om murtii (choice or judgement) · de Beschluss (choice or judgement) · ga breith (result arrived at by the judges) · id keputusan (choice or judgement) · ast decisión (choice or judgement) · lo ການຕັດສິນໃຈ (choice or judgement) · ru реши́мость (firmness of conviction) · pl decyzja (choice or judgement) · lt sprendimas (result arrived at by the judges) · eu ebazpen (result arrived at by the judges) · da afgørelse (result arrived at by the judges) · ajp قرار (choice or judgement) · ka განაჩენი (result arrived at by the judges) · ba ҡарар (choice or judgement) · zza hıkum (choice or judgement) · pl zdecydowanie (firmness of conviction) · ru урегули́рование (choice or judgement) · hy որոշում (choice or judgement) · gl decisión (result arrived at by the judges) · ps تصميم (choice or judgement) · fr décision (choice or judgement) · lt nutarimas (choice or judgement) · uz qaror (choice or judgement) · mr निर्णय (choice or judgement) · sh одлука (choice or judgement) · da beslutning (choice or judgement) · ka დადგენილება (result arrived at by the judges) · da beslutsomhed (firmness of conviction) · fi päätös (result arrived at by the judges) · ur قَرار (choice or judgement) · hi संकल्प (firmness of conviction) · vi sự quả quyết (firmness of conviction) · pt sentença (result arrived at by the judges) · ro verdict (result arrived at by the judges) · tl pagpasiya (choice or judgement) · ru реше́ние (choice or judgement) · km សាលក្រម (choice or judgement) · ja 決心 (firmness of conviction) · nl verdict (result arrived at by the judges) · ro hotărâre (result arrived at by the judges) · ja 決意 (firmness of conviction) · gl decisión (firmness of conviction) · mi tatūnga (choice or judgement) · ar قَرَار (choice or judgement) · is úrskurður (result arrived at by the judges) · ar حُكْم (choice or judgement) · cs rozhodnost (firmness of conviction) · nl besluit (firmness of conviction) · es decisión (choice or judgement) · cmn 決定 /决定 (choice or judgement) · cs rozhodnutí (choice or judgement) · pt veredito (result arrived at by the judges) · tg қарор (choice or judgement) · ka ვერდიქტი (result arrived at by the judges) · pt decisão (result arrived at by the judges) · fi päätös (choice or judgement) · sh rešenje (choice or judgement) · fr arrêt (choice or judgement) · nl beslissing (choice or judgement) · uk рі́шення (choice or judgement) · sh rješenje (choice or judgement) · prs تَصْمِیم (choice or judgement) · bg реши́телност (firmness of conviction) · lus thutlûkna (choice or judgement) · mn шийдвэр (choice or judgement) · ca decisió (choice or judgement) · it decisione (choice or judgement) · xal шиидвр (choice or judgement) · fa-ira تَصْمیم (choice or judgement) · km ការសម្រេចចិត្ត (choice or judgement) · zdj âzma (choice or judgement) · tg тасмим (choice or judgement) · tt карар (choice or judgement) · eu epai (result arrived at by the judges) · ga cinneadh (result arrived at by the judges) · et otsus (choice or judgement) · mk одлука (choice or judgement) · nl besluit (choice or judgement) · cs skóre (result arrived at by the judges) · ro sentință (result arrived at by the judges) · he הַחְלָטָה (choice or judgement) · zza qerar (diq) (choice or judgement) · hi निर्णय (result arrived at by the judges) · pap desishon (choice or judgement) · de Beschlusz (choice or judgement) · sv beslutsamhet (firmness of conviction) · fi päättäväisyys (firmness of conviction) · be рашэ́нне (choice or judgement) · mn тогтоол (result arrived at by the judges) · bg реше́ние (choice or judgement) · gl determinación (firmness of conviction) · el απόφαση (choice or judgement) · hi निर्णय (choice or judgement) · ota اختیار (choice or judgement) · ak gyinaesi (choice or judgement) · mhr вашмут (choice or judgement) · hu döntés (choice or judgement) · mfe desizion (choice or judgement) · eo decido (choice or judgement) · ko 결정 (choice or judgement) · sv beslut (choice or judgement) · lez къарар (choice or judgement) · ro decizie (choice or judgement) · ca decisió (result arrived at by the judges) · la perfīnītiō (result arrived at by the judges) · kk шешім (choice or judgement) · sk rozhodnutie (choice or judgement) · th การตัดสิน (choice or judgement) · lv spriedums (result arrived at by the judges) · ka გადაწყვეტილება (choice or judgement) · th การตัดสินใจ (choice or judgement) · kmr biryar (choice or judgement) · ug قارار (choice or judgement) · ckb بڕیار (choice or judgement) · de Entscheidung (choice or judgement) · ro hotărâre (firmness of conviction) · de Beschluß (choice or judgement) · prs قَرَار (choice or judgement) · ky чечим (choice or judgement) · gl veredito (result arrived at by the judges) · km សម្រេច (choice or judgement) · sh решење (choice or judgement) · ja 決定 (choice or judgement) · frm decision (choice or judgement) · bn ফয়সালা (choice or judgement) · pt decisão (choice or judgement) · ta முடிவு (choice or judgement) · ro hotărâre (choice or judgement) · af beslissing (result arrived at by the judges) · ga cinneadh (choice or judgement) · arz حكم (choice or judgement) · kmr qerar (choice or judgement) · ko 결심 (firmness of conviction) · vi quyết định (choice or judgement) · af besluit (firmness of conviction) · ru реши́тельность (firmness of conviction) · ps قرار (choice or judgement) · mt deċiżjoni (choice or judgement) · af besluit (choice or judgement) · ko 결의 (firmness of conviction) · eu erabaki (choice or judgement) · ja 決断 (choice or judgement) · pl postanowienie (choice or judgement) · ka გადაწყვეტილება (result arrived at by the judges) · fa-ira قَرار (choice or judgement) · ur فَیصْلَہ (choice or judgement) · lv lēmums (choice or judgement) · uk ви́рішення (choice or judgement) · gl decisión (choice or judgement) · sl odločitev (choice or judgement) · dsb rozsud (choice or judgement) · lt nutartis (result arrived at by the judges) · hi फ़ैसला (choice or judgement) · be рашэ́ньне (choice or judgement) · nb beslutning (choice or judgement) · yue 決定 /决定 (choice or judgement) · pt julgamento (result arrived at by the judges)