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Decision   /dɪsˈɪʒən/   Listen
Decision

noun
1.
The act of making up your mind about something.  Synonyms: conclusion, determination.  "He drew his conclusions quickly"
2.
A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration.  Synonyms: conclusion, determination.  "His conclusion took the evidence into account" , "Satisfied with the panel's determination"
3.
(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred.
4.
The outcome of a game or contest.
5.
The trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose.  Synonym: decisiveness.  Antonyms: indecisiveness, indecision.



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"Decision" Quotes from Famous Books



... returned to the school. When the reins were in his strong hands, the difference was soon perceived. The abuses which had crept in during his absence were quietly and firmly rectified, and all tendencies to insubordination were repressed with a stern and just decision which it was impossible to gainsay or to resist. The whole aspect of things altered, and, lonely as he was among the Noelites, even Charlie Evson began to like Saint Winifred's better, and to feel more ...
— St. Winifred's - The World of School • Frederic W. Farrar
... not a word to say in respect of your decision. I quite appreciate your view of the matter, though it is diametrically opposed to my own conviction that the more rapidly truth is spread among mankind the better it ...
— The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Volume 2 • Leonard Huxley
... and his son, Yoshitoki; Oye no Hiromoto, Miyoshi Yasunobu; Nakahara Chikayoshi, Miura Yoshizumi, Wada Yoshimori, Hiki Yoshikazu, and five others. But though they deliberated, they did not decide. All final decision required the endorsement of the lady Masa and her father, ...
— A History of the Japanese People - From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era • Frank Brinkley and Dairoku Kikuchi
... inconvenience and loss to particulars, while it presented but little to strike or inflame the imagination of the public? Bold and arduous enterprises, great battles, much bloodshed, and a speedy decision, are what the multitude desire in every war; but your plan of operation was the reverse of all this, and the execution of it required the temper of the Thebans ...
— Dialogues of the Dead • Lord Lyttelton
... cause; their sacrifices had been incalculable, and to many the disappointment and sorrow following defeat were more bitter than death. The soldier had the satisfaction of having fought in the field for his opinions and it was easier for him to abide by the decision of arms. ...
— History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia • James W. Head


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