take a decision
idiom
British
: to make an important and official decision
The government has taken a decision to withdraw all troops.
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Nissan’s strategic partner, Mitsubishi, has been offered the chance to join the new group and will take a decision by the end of January 2025.
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Nissan’s strategic partner Mitsubishi has been offered the chance to join the new group and will take a decision by the end of January 2025.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
But this summer break was always going to be the juncture where Red Bull would take a decision on the future.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 28 July 2024
The smaller the percentage of the group necessary to take a decision, the more easily and efficiently it can be made, but at the expense of long-run buy-in.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
This is really for the jurisdictions that have authority to take a decision to make.
—CBS News, 14 Apr. 2024
The bloc wants to take a decision in a coordinated manner.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 16 June 2021
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Nissan’s strategic partner Mitsubishi has been offered the chance to join the new group and will take a decision by the end of January 2025.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
But this summer break was always going to be the juncture where Red Bull would take a decision on the future.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 28 July 2024
The smaller the percentage of the group necessary to take a decision, the more easily and efficiently it can be made, but at the expense of long-run buy-in.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
This is really for the jurisdictions that have authority to take a decision to make.
—CBS News, 14 Apr. 2024
The bloc wants to take a decision in a coordinated manner.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 16 June 2021
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“Take a decision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20decision. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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