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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1So now, you may have a quorum, and you may have leaders who will not interfere.
2we did not have quorum.
3So bacteria always control pathogenicity with quorum sensing.
4Karl's clients include Jonah Hill, the Russo brothers, and an unreasonable quorum of the cast of Game of Thrones.
5As a result, there was no quorum, and the Supreme Court could not hear the matter.
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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1Railroads needed to create an official time system to link the rail system together.
2Railroads were also the first modern corporations.
3So the telegram and telephone wires follow the railroad.
4So again, railroads were important.
5I love railroads.
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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1And people are really reconsidering their options.
2Will scientists have to reconsider their picture of the Universe?
3I'm reconsidering my decision.
4It can also reconsider the whole Brexit strategy.
5Yeah, they'll reconsider their life choices. -
reconsideration
/ɹikənˌsɪdɝˈeɪʃən/
noun
the act of thinking about an opinion or decision again, especially with an intention to change it
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1And everything is up for reconsideration always.
2Every day, the boomer generation wakes up one day closer to a radical reconsideration of youth and adulthood.
3So that was the beginning of my reconsideration of Chuckie.
4Sometimes in the Court of Appeals, there can be an en banc reconsideration.
5And human rights bodies should be open to reconsideration of their interpretations over time.
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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1You have any New Year resolutions?
2I mean, the display resolution is terrible.
3Another option would be to just get a laptop with a higher resolution display.
4Some people love resolution.
5Some people make resolutions WITH someone else.
to resolve
/ɹiˈzɑɫv/
verb
to make a decision with determination
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1Resolve the attack in the following way.
2Resolve locations and guilds.
3Then, also, the league has to resolve disputes between clubs.
4Matured differentiation resolves the relational tension between agency and communion.
5Resolve the resultant wound.
to retreat
/ɹiˈtɹit/
verb
to allow people's negative comments and criticisms change one's mind about something
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1The man retreats inside.
2UN forces retreated back to the Ch'ongch'on River.
3General Sherman and General McClernand’s troops retreated behind Shiloh Church.
4The Crusader right retreated in disarray.
5The ex-umbrella man retreated.
retreat
/ɹiˈtɹit/
noun
an act of changing one's mind about something because of people's negative comments and criticisms
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1The man retreats inside.
2UN forces retreated back to the Ch'ongch'on River.
3General Sherman and General McClernand’s troops retreated behind Shiloh Church.
4The Crusader right retreated in disarray.
5The ex-umbrella man retreated.
to return a verdict
/ɹɪtˈɜːn ɐ vˈɜːdɪkt/
phrase
to declare someone guilty or innocent in a court of law
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1I now direct you to return a verdict of guilty.
2Petit juries listened to the evidence presented by both parties during a trial, and then return a verdict.
to reverse
/ɹiˈvɝs/, /ɹɪˈvɝs/
verb
(law) to alter a previous decision, judgment, etc. to the contrary one
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1But the Chinese interference reversed the fortunes completely.
2Reverse psychology?
3I put reverse thrust
4Reverse stall parking.
5Rolls reversed.
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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1After a year of turmoil, a populist laughingstock dismissed by elites rose up to win a supposedly rubberstamp election and become president.
2And his choices will have been rubberstamped by a Senate republican majority representing 15 million fewer people than the democratic minority.
3Duncan, CONGRATULATIONS about being the rubberstamp.
4No one accused the U.S. Senate of being a rubberstamp for the Washington Administration or ANYONE else.
5This was not a rubberstamp.
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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1There were no political parties, no pledge to delegates, no rubber stamp.
2Take a rubber stamp and push down gently into the cover to make an indent.
3Create a proper address with a wooden house number sign and rubber stamps.
4Often called the rubber stamp parliament, the NPC welcomes delegates from across China to come to Beijing and debate policy.
5He started making rubber stamps.
to cross the Rubicon
/kɹˈɔs ðə ɹˈuːbɪkən/
phrase
to irrevocably make a decision or to take an action with consequences
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1You cross the Rubicon.
2It had now been approximately a year and a half since Caesar made the fateful decision to cross the Rubicon.
to rule
/ˈɹuɫ/
verb
to make an official decision about something
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1So does a site like this have rules?
2DIY beauty regimes are ruling the beauty world right now.
3Dogs need rules.
4-Because women rule the house.
5Daddy ruled.
ruling
/ˈɹuɫɪŋ/
noun
a decision made by someone with official power, particularly a judge
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1And Judge Amy Berman Jackson's ruling does have some pretty strong language about the Justice Department.
2The U.S. Justice Department immediately appealed the ruling.
3Their ruling is almost irrelevant here.
4The judges based their ruling on a principle of French law.
5- Hold on, official ruling.
say
/ˈseɪ/
noun
the right or chance to give an opinion about something
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1They said it was impossible to know a person's personality by analyzing head bumps.
2On the way, the driver said to Harry politely, 'Could you please tell me why we are doing all these things?
3One day one of the girls in her class said to her, "Miss Smith, why does a man's hair become gray before his mustache and beard do?"
4"This is my first trip abroad without my parents," says Paul.
5Its critics say the group is a pyramid scheme masking as a cult.
to settle on
/sˈɛɾəl ˈɑːn/
verb
to decide or choose 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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1I want to TALK to you today about Sleep On.
2Are there some things you need to tell Sleep On?
3If you have a HOUSE, and somebody goes to Sleep On your LAWN
spoilt for choice
/spˈɔɪlt fɔːɹ tʃˈɔɪs/
phrase
unable to choose because there are a lot of choices
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1Now it's time of dinner and you're spoiled for choice.
2But in London, we're spoiled for choice.
3People looking for a mate are spoiled for choice these days.
4While some have a clear idea of the last thing they'll ever eat, others are totally spoiled for choice.
5From greeting crowds to strolling with corgis, the history books are spoiled for choice when picking photos of her life.
straight
/ˈstɹeɪt/
adjective
(of a choice or competition) obvious and only involving two things or people
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1Keep your back straight
2So keeping the arms straight.
3Standing leg straight.
4Keep my back straight.
5Stretch the arm straight.
to take a chance
/tˈeɪk ɐ tʃˈæns/
phrase
to undertake an action even though one might fail
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1I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me five pounds, because you said that you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the road to success.'
2'Well,' answered the stranger, 'are you still willing to take a chance?'
3And so the way that they did the Kaepernick, kind of as a spokesperson and really taking chances.
4This diverse group of people that are basically taking a chance on a topic that they don't know is how big it's really growing.
5That seems like quite a lot, but the question remains as to how many Wrangler buyers are likely to drop a trusted brand they are devoted to and take a chance on something new.
to take sth into account
/tˈeɪk ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ ˌɪntʊ ɐkˈaʊnt/
phrase
to consider something when trying to make a judgment or decision
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1What's great about the X1 Fold, it takes into account so many aspects of our day-to-day life.
2Why are they being deployed very quickly and easily without taking into account the impact on people, on the rights of people, particularly the right to protest?
3So when you're picking these assignments for astronauts, you have to take into account, do you want the astronaut to be able to walk, bend over, pick up things, or will he or she be carrying something?
4The four weeks is $50 billion, and it scales more or less linearly with the duration of the school closure, so the benefit of school closure is clear, but it's also important to take account of the potential costs.
5And it's talking to you, the consumer, about these new values of conservation, of thinking small and taking into account broader kind of social issues in even in your decision of what to purchase as a car.
to take sth into consideration
/tˈeɪk ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ ˌɪntʊ kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃən/
phrase
to give thought to a certain fact before making a decision
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1If you have anything else you'd like me to react to, I'll take it into consideration.
2So taking this data into consideration, President elect Biden, among others, expect our recovery to look something like the letter K where the richest Americans rebound quickly, perhaps do even better than they did pre covid and lower income Americans keep on suffering.
3We have to make sure we take the sign into consideration.
4But just to understand kind of a simplified scenario, let's take liquidation into consideration.
5I will sincerely take it into consideration.
to take sth under advisement
/tˈeɪk ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ ˌʌndɚɹ ɐdvˈaɪzmənt/
phrase
to give something adequate amount of thought and consideration before making a decision or forming an opinion about it
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1- You know what, just take it under advisement.
2I'm going to take prejudice under advisement.
3He would take it under advisement.
taste
/ˈteɪst/
noun
the ability to recognize something with good quality or high standard, especially in art, style, beauty, etc.
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1The ads will certainly emphasize things like good taste, easy preparation, and high nutrition.
2- Taste the butter in there?
3Tastes legit.
4Wow this person has taste.
5Your lips taste
that's that
/ðæts ðˈæt/
phrase
used to express that one's decision is definite and cannot be changed

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the lesser of two evils
/ðə lˈɛsɚɹ ʌv tˈuː ˈiːvəlz/
phrase
a choice or option that seems less harmful or unpleasant out of two that one is confronted with
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1They understand that the lesser evil is also the only party they have.
2But this he who remains version is kind of like the immortus version of Kang the final version final boss form most powerful wisest version he's one of the lesser evil versions which he kind of explains during the episode.
3So if it's the lesser of two evils, ibuprofen certainly is the lesser.
4Furthermore, the local Siberians that had been fighting against the Bolsheviks soon turned to what they saw was the lesser evil, thus bolstering the Soviet numbers.
5The third option, deliberately choosing the consequence that is the lesser of two evils in any scenario, will tell you the most about yourself.
to think over
/θˈɪŋk ˈoʊvɚ/
verb
to consider a matter carefully before reaching a decision
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1Each one was, like, close to, I think over 25 pounds.
2To think over, to think over.
3And I think over time that expands.
4- I think over 21.
5Okay - I think over 21.
to think twice
/θˈɪŋk twˈaɪs/
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to think about something very carefully before doing it

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toss-up
/tˈɑːsˈʌp/
noun
an unclear situation that either of two possibilities have an equal chance of happening
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1Some games are more of a toss-up though.
2It's a toss-up between Don Cheadle and Sam Jackson.
3- It's a toss-up.
4This is really a toss-up on this one, guys.
5So, this round is a real toss-up.
toughie
/ˈtəfi/
noun
a severely difficult situation, problem, or question
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1This first bucket was a toughie.
2That's a toughie.
3This is a toughie.
4This is a toughie.
5Hashtag really toughie.
unanimous
/juˈnænəməs/
adjective
(of a group) fully in agreement on something
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1[Narrator] After a nine-month trial, the jury reached a unanimous verdict.
2We produce unanimous reports.
3Now, the articles had required unanimous consent by all 13 state legislatures.
4The decision is not unanimous.
5And medical experts are unanimous.
undecided
/ˌəndɪˈsaɪdɪd/
adjective
not yet made a decision or come to a judgment
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1The timing of President Trump's Senate impeachment trial remains undecided.
2Welcome to Undecided.
3Welcome to Undecided.
4Welcome to Undecided.
5Welcome to Undecided.
to uphold
/əpˈhoʊɫd/
verb
(particularly of a law court) to state that a previous decision is correct
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1Yet other scientists uphold the original findings.
2United Nations judges in The Hague upheld a genocide conviction against former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic.
3The law upholds justice.
4Lower federal courts have also upheld the IEEPA against First Amendment free speech and Fifth Amendment due process challenges.
5Uphold the law.
verdict
/ˈvɝdɪkt/
noun
an official decision made by the jury in a court after the legal proceedings
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1Verdict, what do you think?
2- All right folks, the verdict is in.
3Magistrate judges can accept felony jury verdicts.
4- Has the jury reached a verdict?
5Here's Dan Stapleton's verdict.
versus
/ˈvɝsəs/, /ˈvɝsəz/
preposition
used to compare or to show contrast between two choices, decisions, etc.
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1It's a stark difference when you are just one of everybody else versus being the black guy.
2Versus the 20 minutes I'm usually spending on my brows.
3Versus the insoluble kinda pushes things through the trap?
4Versus what might be the safe alternative.
5versus one that was well worth your time.
veto
/ˈviˌtoʊ/
noun
refusal of or disagreement with something
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1If the President vetoes a law, Congress, with a two thirds vote in both houses, can override the veto.
2If the President vetoes a law, Congress, with a two thirds vote in both houses, can override the veto.
3Jackson thought that the Bank would use its money to oppose his reelection in 1836, so he vetoed that bill.
4He used the veto power more than any prior president, turning it into a powerful tool of policy.
5--to veto the judgments of the Congress and the President together.
volition
/voʊˈɫɪʃən/
noun
the faculty to use free will and make decisions
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1Our behaviors aren't of our own volition.
2And a lot of times it may not even be of our own volition.
3A subjective principle of volition, that is, a description under which the act is done.
4they shifted of their own volition.
5So, no, it is not of their own volition.
vote
/ˈvoʊt/
noun
an official choice made by an individual or a group of people in a meeting or election
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1If the President vetoes a law, Congress, with a two thirds vote in both houses, can override the veto.
2So the issue is voting registration.
3So, go vote.
4Or vote, vote you guys.
5You guys vote.
to vote
/ˈvoʊt/
verb
to formally express one's preference to choose someone for a particular position
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1If the President vetoes a law, Congress, with a two thirds vote in both houses, can override the veto.
2So the issue is voting registration.
3So, go vote.
4Or vote, vote you guys.
5You guys vote.
to waver
/ˈweɪvɝ/
verb
to hold back and hesitate due to uncertainty
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1The president never wavered.
2My confidence never wavered.
3Never wavering.
4Yet, the resolve of the defenders did not waver.
5Never waver.
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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1All flavors weigh the same amount in the UK.
2So, five plain tenders in the UK weighs 230 grams.
3Weighed my options.
4The rod itself weighed thirteen pounds.
5A single cubic centimeter of a neutron star weighs 400 million tons.
when push come to shove
/wɛn ɪf pˈʊʃ kˈʌmz tə ʃˈʌv/
phrase
used when a situation reaches a critical point and one must take action in order to deal with it
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1Because I think all brands want to take a stand, but when push comes to shove it's easy to kind of fall back into the middle.
2It’s got sharp, six-centimeter-long bone spurs on its feet, so when push comes to shove, they know how to battle things out.
3(barking) - When push comes to shove I wouldn't trust my dogs plastic surgery with anybody but Doctor Armon.
4When push comes to shove, America can shove.
5Many companies, if push comes to shove, are going to try to stay in the China market, and will probably risk a Western blowback over a blowback in China.
whether
/ˈhwɛðɝ/, /ˈwɛðɝ/
conjunction
used to talk about a doubt or choice when facing two options
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1There is some debate about whether this is a good thing.
2Whether dogs have arms or four legs.
3Whether that person has power of attorney over you.
4And third, whether that condition abridges anybody's constitutional rights.
5Whether its at the library, your school, or at a friend's house just have that access to a computer.

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