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quorate
/kwˈoːɹeɪt/
adjective
(of a meeting) having enough members present to conduct business or to make official decisions by voting
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quorum
/ˈkwɔɹəm/
noun
the minimum number of people that must be present for a meeting to officially begin or for decisions to be made
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to railroad
/ˈɹeɪɫˌɹoʊd/
verb
to unfairly compel someone or a group of people to to accept something such as a decision, rule, etc. quickly
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to reconsider
/ˌɹikənˈsɪdɝ/
verb
to think again about an opinion or decision, particularly to see if it needs changing or not
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reconsideration
/ɹikənˌsɪdɝˈeɪʃən/
noun
the act of thinking about an opinion or decision again, especially with an intention to change it
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to remit to
/ɹˈiːmɪt tuː/
verb
(usually passive) to send a matter to someone of an authority so that it can be dealt with
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resolution
/ˌɹɛzəˈɫuʃən/
noun
a serious decision to behave or not to behave in a certain way or to do or not to do something particular
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to resolve
/ɹiˈzɑɫv/
verb
to make a decision with determination
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to retreat
/ɹiˈtɹit/
verb
to allow people's negative comments and criticisms change one's mind about something
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retreat
/ɹiˈtɹit/
noun
an act of changing one's mind about something because of people's negative comments and criticisms
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to return a verdict
phrase
to declare someone guilty or innocent in a court of law
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to reverse
/ɹiˈvɝs/, /ɹɪˈvɝs/
verb
(law) to alter a previous decision, judgment, etc. to the contrary one
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rowback
/ɹˈoʊbæk/
noun
the act of changing an earlier promise, decision, or statement so that it becomes entirely different
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to rubberstamp
/ɹˈʌbɚstˌæmp/
verb
to officially approve something such as a decision, resolution, etc. without proper consideration
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rubber stamp
/ɹˈʌbɚ stˈæmp/
noun
a person or organization that automatically approves or authorizes a plan, decision, etc. without considering it properly
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to cross the Rubicon
phrase
to irrevocably make a decision or to take an action with consequences
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to rule
/ˈɹuɫ/
verb
to make an official decision about something
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ruling
/ˈɹuɫɪŋ/
noun
a decision made by someone with official power, particularly a judge
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say
/ˈseɪ/
noun
the right or chance to give an opinion about something
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to settle on
/sˈɛɾəl ˈɑːn/
verb
to decide something, after considering all possible alternatives
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to sleep on
/slˈiːp ˈɑːn/
verb
to refrain from making a decision by postponing it until the next day
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spoilt for choice
phrase
unable to choose because there are a lot of choices
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straight
/ˈstɹeɪt/
adjective
(of a choice or competition) obvious and only involving two things or people
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to take a chance
phrase
to undertake an action, often involving risk or uncertainty
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to take
sth
into account
phrase
to consider something when trying to make a judgment or decision
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to take
sth
into consideration
phrase
to give thought to a certain fact before making a decision
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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
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taste
/ˈteɪst/
noun
the ability to recognize something with good quality or high standard, especially in art, style, beauty, etc.
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that's that
phrase
used to express that one's decision is definite and cannot be changed
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the lesser of two evils
phrase
a choice or option that seems less harmful or unpleasant out of two that one is confronted with
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to think over
/θˈɪŋk ˈoʊvɚ/
verb
to consider a matter carefully before reaching a decision
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to think twice
phrase
to think about something very carefully before doing it
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tossup
/tˈɑːsˈʌp/
noun
an unclear situation that either of two possibilities have an equal chance of happening
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toughie
/ˈtəfi/
noun
a severely difficult situation, problem, or question
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unanimous
/juˈnænəməs/
adjective
(of a group) fully in agreement on something
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undecided
/ˌəndɪˈsaɪdɪd/
adjective
not yet made a decision or come to a judgment
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to uphold
/əpˈhoʊɫd/
verb
(particularly of a law court) to state that a previous decision is correct
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verdict
/ˈvɝdɪkt/
noun
an official decision made by the jury in a court after the legal proceedings
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versus
/ˈvɝsəs/, /ˈvɝsəz/
preposition
used to compare or to show contrast between two choices, decisions, etc.
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veto
/ˈviˌtoʊ/
noun
refusal of or disagreement with something
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volition
/voʊˈɫɪʃən/
noun
the faculty to use free will and make decisions
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vote
/ˈvoʊt/
noun
an official choice made by an individual or a group of people in a meeting or election
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to vote
/ˈvoʊt/
verb
to formally express one's preference to choose someone for a particular position
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to waver
/ˈweɪvɝ/
verb
to hold back and hesitate due to uncertainty
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waverer
/wˈeɪvɹə/
noun
one who is incapable of making any decisions due to fear or uncertainty, particularly in an election
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to weigh
/ˈweɪ/
verb
to consider all the possible outcomes and different aspects of something before making a definite decision
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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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whether
/ˈhwɛðɝ/, /ˈwɛðɝ/
conjunction
used to talk about a doubt or choice when facing two options
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