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 noun
the company's decision-making process

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Lawyers for the government argued Friday that the executive order and memo calling for large-scale personnel reductions and reorganization plans provided only general principles that agencies should follow in their own decision-making process. Janie Har, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025 As cardinals selected American Cardinal Robert Prevost to become the 267th pontiff -- Pope Leo XIV -- on Thursday, one major group was excluded from the decision-making process: women. Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 May 2025 The transcripts also reflect a decision-making process where the truth is paramount, with no tolerance for Trump’s alternative facts. Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025 Employers must notify individuals when AI meaningfully influences a consequential decision and must explain the system's role in the decision-making process. Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for decision-making

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“Decision-making.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decision-making. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

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