decision

About 95.66 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of deciding.
2. noun A choice or judgement.

   It is the decision of the court that movies are protected as free speech.

3. noun Firmness of conviction.

   After agonizing deliberations, they finally proceeded with decision.

4. noun A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.

   He has won twice by knockout, once by decision.

5. noun A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.
6. verb To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout

Similar words

decisiveness determination conclusion decide choice option selection determined resoluteness decided

Often followed by

to making of in was is on and makers

Word family

decisional decisioned decisioning decisions