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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The architecture brings sensing, decision-making and action together at the tactical edge. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 Research links open parent-child communication with healthier relationships and safer decision-making. — Angela Yang, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026 Across societies, women have universally done more direct parenting, and men have participated more frequently in community-level decision-making. — Christopher Von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026 They are better understood as signals that expectations for scientific decision-making are changing across the industry. — Mirjam Trame, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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