decisive action
noun
: an action or actions done quickly and with confidence
In emergency situations, one must be able to take decisive action.
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California must take decisive action so that every student learns this history, and learns it well.
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Aya Shechter, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
The time for decisive action is now; embrace the challenge and lead your team toward a brighter future.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The federal government’s decisive action allowed for a relatively free presidential election in 1872.
—David Cason, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
The islanders can no more control whether the whales come or go than Ella can control her cancer or Mayor Annie can corral a group of quibbling, digressing neighbors into decisive action.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
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Aya Shechter, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
The time for decisive action is now; embrace the challenge and lead your team toward a brighter future.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The federal government’s decisive action allowed for a relatively free presidential election in 1872.
—David Cason, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
The islanders can no more control whether the whales come or go than Ella can control her cancer or Mayor Annie can corral a group of quibbling, digressing neighbors into decisive action.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for decisive action
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“Decisive action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decisive%20action. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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