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decisiveness

[dih-sahy-siv-nis] / dɪˈsaɪ sɪv nɪs /


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The piece highlights a strategic approach to voting timing that balances decisiveness with gathering information before submitting a ballot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

She is especially popular with younger voters who say they are drawn to her decisiveness, easygoing public persona and the fact that she is a woman at the top of the Japanese government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Is there a parallel between his unruffled personality and his decisiveness on track?

From BBC • May 22, 2025

The evaluator's rubric has six criteria to consider when determining the scores of the interview: intimacy, social desirability, general job abilities, decisiveness, cooperativeness and overall hireability.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2024

The short answer is that, just as there was a duel of words after the actual duel—won by Hamilton’s advocates—there was also a duel of words beforehand, which Burr won with equivalent decisiveness.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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