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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First, hold users, deployers, and developers legally accountable for harms caused by AI systems, treating them as the outputs of human decision-making rather than autonomous agents. Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 People who find that buzzword-heavy corporate-speak profound and informative perform worse on measures of workplace leadership and decision-making. Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026 In that sense, the effort to avoid appearing wrong can weaken decision-making. Paul Wachtel, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026 Given how flippant Rodgers has been with his decision-making over the last few years, and his insistence that he won’t be bullied into deciding his future on anyone’s timeline but his makes predicting what the four-time MVP will do quite a tough ask. Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2026.

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