English > decision making: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | The cognitive process of reaching a decision. |
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| Example | "a good executive must be good at decision making" |
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| Synonym | deciding |
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| Narrower | choice, pick, selection | The person or thing chosen or selected |
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| cull, reject | The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality |
| determination | Deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature |
| eclecticism, eclectic method | making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style |
| groupthink | decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility) |
| judgment, judgement, judging | The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions |
| option, alternative, choice | One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen |
| reversal, change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround | A decision to reverse an earlier decision |
| settlement, resolution, closure | Something settled or resolved |
| umpirage, officiation, officiating, refereeing | The act of umpiring |
| Broader | higher cognitive process | cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use |
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| Spanish | decisión, toma de decisiones |
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| Catalan | presa de decisions |
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