executive decision
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- noun
- /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv dɪˈsɪʒən/
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decisión ejecutiva
- The CEO made an executive decision to expand the company's operations overseas.
- executive decision-making
So when it hit nine, PMI made the executive decision to shift gears and shift my plan for the night.
- So when it hit nine, PMI made the executive decision to shift gears and shift my plan for the night.
- And so there were some issues with him trying to make the executive decisions or doing things that he had no business doing, thinking his mind was right.
Examples
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I made an executive decision.
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The only executive decision McCain has made thus far was his choice of a running mate.
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Me and my dad made an executive decision to save ourselves.
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- Yes, we made an executive decision.
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Well, I made an executive decision.
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It's an executive decision now.
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It's an executive decision to close the facility for the weekend, sir.
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After he took office, Caldwell said the governor made an executive decision to cut that time to 60 days.
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Because I'm the leader and I had to make a split-second, executive decision.
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I made an executive decision here at the YDR religion desk this morning.
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Synonyms
A choice one person makes without asking others while having full control
How Authoritative
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derived from 'executive' (a high-level authority) + 'decision' (a choice), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a decision made by someone in authority. While the phrase can carry an extra connotation of being unilateral or made without consultation, that pragmatic nuance does not prevent the basic compositional meaning from being transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
Executive decision comes from the idea that an executive is the person who runs things or 'carries out' plans and so must make the final decision. That's why it means a choice made by someone 'in charge', often without asking others.