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decision-making process

decision-making process

24 2.8
A series of steps people follow to make a choice in a group or organization
  • noun
  • /dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ ˈprəʊsɛs/
translation icon : proceso de toma de decisiones
  • The committee followed a clear decision-making process to select the new project leader.
  • considerations in the decision-making process
  • part of the decision-making process
  • involvement in the decision-making process

We have a different decision making process than you have.

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Examples

  • In addition, a truly effective solution requires input from all affected parties in the decision-making process.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Still, it is crucial that the decision-making process be as efficient and punctual as possible.

    Academic text (1999)
  • We have a different decision making process than you have.

  • Because you kind of want to walk through the, the decision making process before you get to set, right?

  • And so is there a decision making process that goes through your head before you make that decision?

  • Do you think that we as a species should hand over our decision making process entirely to AI when it's ready?

  • Although these are only two of the factors in the decision-making process, they may be the critical ones.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The patient's full medical history is available to aid the decision-making process.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Well, I will factor that into my decision-making process.

  • Students are given choices and are included in the decision-making processes of the classroom.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

decision-making
vsdecision-making process
89 3.1

Choosing what to do after thinking about options

emphasizes sequential steps and collective stages in group settings
making a decision
vsdecision-making process
23 1.6

Choosing one action from several options

stresses a structured sequence of steps and group involvement to reach conclusions
decision making
vsdecision-making process
10 2.5

The process of choosing what to do after thinking about options

focuses on a series of steps and stages within organizations or groups
deciding
vsdecision-making process
1.8

A process of choosing between two or more options

highlights organized, staged steps and group procedures rather than single acts

How Structured

decision-making process
24 2.8
to weigh up
  • UK
2 4.4
ad hoc
9 7.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

decision-making + process

The meaning is fully compositional: 'decision-making' literally denotes the act of making a decision (make + decision) and 'process' denotes a sequence of steps. A B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer that this refers to the series of steps by which a decision is reached; this construction is common across languages and follows standard noun-compound + noun semantics.

Etymology

Decision-making process paints a simple picture: imagine a recipe or a line of steps where each action helps to 'make' a decision as part of a clear process. That's why it means the series of stages people or a group follow to reach a choice.