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Words Related to Decision, Suggestion, and Obligation - Making a Decision 5
Here you will learn some English words related to making a decision, such as "quorate", "retreat", and "ruling".
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quorate
[adjective]
(of a meeting) having enough members present to conduct business or to make official decisions by voting
quorum
[noun]
the minimum number of people that must be present for a meeting to officially begin or for decisions to be made
to reconsider
[verb]
to think again about an opinion or decision, particularly to see if it needs changing or not
reconsideration
[noun]
the act of thinking about an opinion or decision again, especially with an intention to change it
to remit to
[verb]
(usually passive) to send a matter to someone of an authority so that it can be dealt with
to retreat
[verb]
to allow people's negative comments and criticisms change one's mind about something
retreat
[noun]
an act of changing one's mind about something because of people's negative comments and criticisms
to rubberstamp
[verb]
to officially approve something such as a decision, resolution, etc. without proper consideration
rubber stamp
[noun]
a person or organization that automatically approves or authorizes a plan, decision, etc. without considering it properly
to cross the Rubicon
[phrase]
to irrevocably make a decision or to take an action with consequences
to sleep on
[verb]
to postpone making a decision until the next day or a later time, often to think about it more
straight
[adjective]
(of a choice or competition) obvious and only involving two things or people
to take sth into account
[phrase]
to consider something when trying to make a judgment or decision
to take sth under advisement
[phrase]
to give something adequate amount of thought and consideration before making a decision or forming an opinion about it
taste
[noun]
the ability to recognize something with good quality or high standard, especially in art, style, beauty, etc.
that's that
[phrase]
used to express that one's decision is definite and cannot be changed
the lesser of two evils
[phrase]
a choice or option that seems less harmful or unpleasant out of two that one is confronted with
to uphold
[verb]
(particularly of a law court) to state that a previous decision is correct
verdict
[noun]
an official decision made by the jury in a court after the legal proceedings
versus
[preposition]
used to compare or to show contrast between two choices, decisions, etc.
vote
[noun]
an official choice made by an individual or a group of people in a meeting or election
to vote
[verb]
to formally express one's preference to choose someone for a particular position
to weigh
[verb]
to consider all the possible outcomes and different aspects of something before making a definite decision
when push come to shove
[phrase]
used when a situation reaches a critical point and one must take action in order to deal with it
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