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

Examples of decision-making in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Faster decision-making, greater policy coherence, and a better chance of pushing difficult reforms at a pivotal moment. —ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026

Instead of viewing constraints as blockers (budget, time, market conditions), treat them as forcing functions that sharpen decision-making. —Lisa Song Sutton, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026

Orbán has long been a thorn in the side of the EU, and has tested the bloc’s system of governance by frequently using his veto power to paralyze decision-making in order to leverage concessions. —Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026

Fewer managers mean lower headcount costs, flatter hierarchies, and (in theory) faster decision-making. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for decision-making

• policymaking
• aching
• baking
• braking
• breaking
• caking
• faking
• flaking
• making
• quaking
• raking
• shaking