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Beslissing, Suggestie en Verplichting - Moeilijke keuzes maken

Hier leert u enkele Engelse woorden die te maken hebben met het maken van moeilijke keuzes, zoals 'oordeel', 'terugtrekken' en 'settelen'.

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Words Related to Decision, Suggestion, and Obligation
quorate

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

quorum houdend, met quorum

quorum houdend, met quorum

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quorum

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

quorum

quorum

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to railroad

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

forceren, dwingen

forceren, dwingen

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to railroad"
to reconsider

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

heroverwegen, herzien

heroverwegen, herzien

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to reconsider"
reconsideration

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

heroverweging, herbeoordeling

heroverweging, herbeoordeling

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Definitie & Betekenis van "reconsideration"
to remit to

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

doorverwijzen, verzenden naar

doorverwijzen, verzenden naar

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to remit to"
resolution

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

resolutie

resolutie

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Definitie & Betekenis van "resolution"
to resolve

to make a decision with determination

beslissen, oplossen

beslissen, oplossen

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to resolve"
to retreat

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

terugtrekken, achteruitgaan

terugtrekken, achteruitgaan

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to retreat"
retreat

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

terugtrekking, herziening

terugtrekking, herziening

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Definitie & Betekenis van "retreat"
to return a verdict

to declare someone guilty or innocent in a court of law

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [return] a verdict"
to reverse

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

omkeren, terugdraaien

omkeren, terugdraaien

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to reverse"
rowback

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

terugdraaien, herroeping

terugdraaien, herroeping

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Definitie & Betekenis van "rowback"
to rubberstamp

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

goedkeuren zonder overweging, aftekenen zonder analyse

goedkeuren zonder overweging, aftekenen zonder analyse

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to rubberstamp"
rubber stamp

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

rubberstempel, automatische goedkeurder

rubberstempel, automatische goedkeurder

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to rule

to make an official decision about something

heersen, beslissen

heersen, beslissen

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to rule"
ruling

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

uitspraak, beslissing

uitspraak, beslissing

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Definitie & Betekenis van "ruling"
say

the right or chance to give an opinion about something

stem, mening

stem, mening

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Definitie & Betekenis van "say"
to settle on

to decide something, after considering all possible alternatives

besluiten over, kiezen voor

besluiten over, kiezen voor

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to settle on"
to sleep on

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

uitstellen, erover nadenken

uitstellen, erover nadenken

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to sleep on"
spoilt for choice

unable to choose because there are a lot of choices

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Definitie & Betekenis van "spoilt for choice"
straight

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

rechttoe rechtaan, duidelijk

rechttoe rechtaan, duidelijk

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Definitie & Betekenis van "straight"
to take a chance

to undertake an action, often involving risk or uncertainty

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [take] a chance"
to take something into account

to consider something when trying to make a judgment or decision

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [take] {sth} into account"
to take something into consideration

to give thought to a certain fact before making a decision

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [take] {sth} into consideration"
to take something under advisement

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

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [take] {sth} under advisement"
taste

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

smaak, voorkeur

smaak, voorkeur

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Definitie & Betekenis van "taste"
that's that

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

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Definitie & Betekenis van "that's that"
the lesser of two evils

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

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Definitie & Betekenis van "the lesser of two evils"
to think over

to consider a matter carefully before reaching a decision

overwegen, nadenken

overwegen, nadenken

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to think over"
to think twice

to think about something very carefully before doing it

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to [think] twice"
toss-up

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

gelijke kansen, onzekerheid

gelijke kansen, onzekerheid

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Definitie & Betekenis van "toss-up"
toughie

a severely difficult situation, problem, or question

moeilijke situatie, lastige kwestie

moeilijke situatie, lastige kwestie

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unanimous

(of a group) fully in agreement on something

unaniem, unaniem genomen

unaniem, unaniem genomen

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Definitie & Betekenis van "unanimous"
undecided

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

onbeslist, twijfelend

onbeslist, twijfelend

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to uphold

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

bevestigen, ondersteunen

bevestigen, ondersteunen

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to uphold"
verdict

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

vonnis, uitspraak

vonnis, uitspraak

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Definitie & Betekenis van "verdict"
versus

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

tegen, ten opzichte van

tegen, ten opzichte van

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Definitie & Betekenis van "versus"
veto

refusal of or disagreement with something

veto, afkeuring

veto, afkeuring

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Definitie & Betekenis van "veto"
volition

the faculty to use free will and make decisions

wil, vrije wil

wil, vrije wil

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Definitie & Betekenis van "volition"
vote

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

stem, stemmen

stem, stemmen

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Definitie & Betekenis van "vote"
to vote

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

stemmen, verkiezen

stemmen, verkiezen

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to waver

to hold back and hesitate due to uncertainty

twijfelen, wankelen

twijfelen, wankelen

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Definitie & Betekenis van "to waver"
waverer

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

aarzeling, onbeslistheid

aarzeling, onbeslistheid

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Definitie & Betekenis van "waverer"
to weigh

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

overwegen, afwegen

overwegen, afwegen

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when push come to shove

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

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Definitie & Betekenis van "when push [come] to shove"
whether

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

of, of niet

of, of niet

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