determinator
- noun
- /dɪˈtɜːrmɪneɪtər/
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determinador
- In every decision-making process, the leader acts as the key determinator of the team's direction.
Examples
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Study results can be influenced by inherent biases ("outcome determinators") if they are not controlled for.
Academic text (2005) -
As a skilled negotiator, she is often seen as the determinator in contentious discussions.
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The committee appointed him as the determinator for the upcoming project decisions.
Synonyms
28
3.3
A person or group who makes important choices for others
7
3.0
A person who can make important choices in a business
7
4.4
A person or group that makes the final choice
1
5.6
Something or someone that decides how things turn out
1
7.0
A person or thing that makes something happen
1
8.5
A person or thing that makes something happen
How Influential
889
3.1
7
4.4
- Texting
19
3.8
136
3.6
295
2.4
24
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Determinator comes from Latin parts de- meaning 'off' and terminare meaning 'to end', and it shares a root with simple words like term and terminal. So a determinator is something that 'sets a limit' or 'decides', which is why today it means 'a person or thing that decides'.