Decision | Mean of decision in English Dictionary

/dɪˈsɪʒən/

• Noun
• a choice that you make about something after thinking about it
1. She announced her decision to go to medical school.
2. a big/controversial/final decision
3. Have you made/reached a decision?
4. After weeks of deliberation, he finally came to a decision. = After weeks of deliberation, he finally arrived at a decision.
5. He based his decision on facts, not emotions.
6. She made a conscious decision to leave the painting unfinished.
7. (Brit) The government has taken a decision to withdraw all troops. [=the government has made an important and official decision to withdraw all troops]
8. an informed decision [=a decision based on facts or information]
9. a split-second decision [=a decision that must be made in an instant]
10. “Decisions, decisions. I can't decide which flavor of ice cream to get.”
• the ability to make choices quickly and confidently
1. a leader of courage and decision [=decisiveness]
2. We need someone who will act with decision even under pressure.
• the particular end of a legal or official argument
1. The U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 decision brought an end to racial segregation in public schools.
2. The Supreme Court handed down a 5–4 decision. [=five members of the court voted one way, and the other four members voted the opposite way, and the side with the five votes won]
3. The appeals court upheld the decision. [=the appeals court agreed with the decision made earlier by a lower court]
4. The appeals court overturned the decision. [=the appeals court disagreed with the decision made earlier by a lower court]

• a report explaining why a legal or official judgment was made in a particular way
1. the court's ten-page decision
• the act of deciding something
1. The moment of decision has come. You must decide.
2. The judge has the power of decision. [=the judge has the power to make the decision]