Entscheidung, Vorschlag und Verpflichtung - Schwierige Entscheidungen treffen

(of a meeting) having enough members present to conduct business or to make official decisions by voting

quorumfähig, mit quorum

the minimum number of people that must be present for a meeting to officially begin or for decisions to be made

Quorum

to unfairly compel someone or a group of people to to accept something such as a decision, rule, etc. quickly

drängen, überreden

to think again about an opinion or decision, particularly to see if it needs changing or not

überdenken

the act of thinking about an opinion or decision again, especially with an intention to change it

Überlegung, Neubewertung

(usually passive) to send a matter to someone of an authority so that it can be dealt with

überweisen an, weiterleiten an

a firm decision to do something or to behave in a certain way, often made after careful consideration

Entschluss

to make a decision with determination

beschließen

to allow people's negative comments and criticisms change one's mind about something

sich zurückziehen, sich zurücknehmen

an act of changing one's mind about something because of people's negative comments and criticisms

Rückzug, Widerruf

to declare someone guilty or innocent in a court of law

(law) to alter a previous decision, judgment, etc. to the contrary one

aufheben, widerlegen

the act of changing an earlier promise, decision, or statement so that it becomes entirely different

Rücknahme, Widerruf

to officially approve something such as a decision, resolution, etc. without proper consideration

ohne Überlegung abnicken, blind zustimmen

a person or organization that automatically approves or authorizes a plan, decision, etc. without considering it properly

Gummistempel, Automatischer Genehmiger

to make an official decision about something

regieren, urteilen

a decision made by someone with official power, particularly a judge

Entscheidung, Urteil

the right or chance to give an opinion about something

Stimme, Meinung

to decide something, after considering all possible alternatives

sich entscheiden für, festlegen

to postpone making a decision until the next day or a later time, often to think about it more

aufschieben, darüber nachdenken

unable to choose because there are a lot of choices

die Qual der Wahl haben

(of a choice or competition) obvious and only involving two things or people

gerade, offensichtlich

to undertake an action, often involving risk or uncertainty

to consider something when trying to make a judgment or decision

berücksichtigen

to give thought to a certain fact before making a decision

to give something adequate amount of thought and consideration before making a decision or forming an opinion about it

the ability to recognize something with good quality or high standard, especially in art, style, beauty, etc., based on personal preferences

Geschmack

used to express that one's decision is definite and cannot be changed

a choice or option that seems less harmful or unpleasant out of two that one is confronted with

to consider a matter carefully before reaching a decision

überdenken, nachdenken

to think about something very carefully before doing it

an unclear situation that either of two possibilities have an equal chance of happening

Losentscheid, ungeklärte Situation

a severely difficult situation, problem, or question

schwierige Situation, hartes Problem

(of a group) fully in agreement on something

einstimmig, einig

unable to make a decision or form a definite opinion about a matter

unentschlossen

(particularly of a law court) to state that a previous decision is correct

aufrechterhalten

an official decision made by the jury in a court after the legal proceedings

Urteil

used to compare or to show contrast between two choices, decisions, etc.

gegen, im Vergleich zu

refusal of or disagreement with something

Veto, Ablehnung

the faculty to use free will and make decisions

Wille, Volition

an official choice made by an individual or a group of people in a meeting or election

Stimmabgabe, Wahl

to decide someone’s position, status, or recognition through a voting process

abstimmen, wählen

to hold back and hesitate due to uncertainty

zögern, schwanken

one who is incapable of making any decisions due to fear or uncertainty, particularly in an election

Zögerer, Unentschlossener

to consider all the possible outcomes and different aspects of something before making a definite decision

abwägen, bewerten

used when a situation reaches a critical point and one must take action in order to deal with it

used to talk about a doubt or choice when facing two options

ob