split decision

noun

: a decision in a boxing match reflecting a division of opinion among the referee and judges

Examples of split decision in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a split decision, four members of the county’s Land Use and Development Committee recommended Thursday denying the project while three members supported the plan. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

In a split decision, the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday sentenced Makarim to 10 years in prison, lower than the 18 years sought by prosecutors. — Chandra Asmara, Fortune, 30 June 2026

In split decisions, the justices blocked Trump from immediately firing Lisa Cook, a governor on the board of the Federal Reserve, and upheld a Mississippi law that allowed mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be received and counted later. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 29 June 2026

His split 2018 split decision win over Enrique González is Torres’s only fight to leave the first round. — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for split decision

• cablevision
• circumcision
• imprecision
• indecision
• subdivision
• supervision
• television
• abscission
• collision
• derision
• division
• elision