Phrase guide

decision making

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of reaching a decision.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the cognitive process of reaching a decision

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a good executive must be good at decision making

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deciding

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: higher cognitive process

Narrower terms: umpirage, officiation, officiating, refereeing, determination, eclecticism, eclectic method, groupthink, settlement, resolution, closure, judgment, judgement, judging, reversal, change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround, choice, pick, selection, cull, reject, option, alternative

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: vendimmarrje — process of reaching a decision
  • Azerbaijani: qərarların qəbul edilməsi — process of reaching a decision
  • Catalan: presa de decisions — process of reaching a decision
  • Czech: rozhodování — process of reaching a decision
  • Danish: beslutningstagning — process of reaching a decision
  • Dutch: besluitvorming — process of reaching a decision
  • Finnish: päätöksenteko — process of reaching a decision
  • French: prise de décision — process of reaching a decision
  • Galician: toma de decisións — process of reaching a decision
  • German: Entscheidungsfindung — process of reaching a decision
  • German: Beschlussfassung — process of reaching a decision
  • Hungarian: döntéshozás — process of reaching a decision
  • Hungarian: döntéshozatal — process of reaching a decision
  • Indonesian: pengambilan keputusan — process of reaching a decision
  • Indonesian: pembuatan keputusan — process of reaching a decision
  • Indonesian: pemutusan — process of reaching a decision
  • Irish: cinnteoireacht — process of reaching a decision
  • Japanese: 意思決定 (ishi kettei) — process of reaching a decision
  • Korean: 의사 결정 (uisa gyeoljeong) — process of reaching a decision
  • Northern Kurdish: biryardan — process of reaching a decision
  • Northern Kurdish: qerardan — process of reaching a decision
  • Malay: pembuatan keputusan — process of reaching a decision
  • Polish: podejmowanie decyzji — process of reaching a decision
  • Portuguese: tomada de decisão — process of reaching a decision
  • Spanish: toma de decisiones — process of reaching a decision
  • Swedish: beslutsfattande — process of reaching a decision
  • Turkish: karar verme — process of reaching a decision