take a decision

idiom

British
: to make an important and official decision
The government has taken a decision to withdraw all troops.

Examples of take a decision in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The smaller the percentage of the group necessary to take a decision, the more easily and efficiently it can be made, but at the expense of long-run buy-in. Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014 This is really for the jurisdictions that have authority to take a decision to make. CBS News, 14 Apr. 2024 The bloc wants to take a decision in a coordinated manner. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 16 June 2021

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“Take a decision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20decision. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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