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determinative
adjective as in conclusive
Strong matches
Example Sentences
With Texas Republicans drawing maps to extend their reach, the primary has become the determinative race, encouraging candidates to play to the further reaches of the party.
“The Board’s review may not capture everyone impacted by this, as it is not entirely clear how the Board is deciding that false positives were determinative of a parole decision,” Baker said in a statement.
“The thing that’s perhaps the most determinative when you come up to the parole board process is what kind of prisoner have you been?”
“If we have a very tight election in a determinative state, like in 2000, then all bets are off and there will be litigation all over the place,” Smith said.
Even more determinative, from a pure numbers perspective, was the North Carolina primary this month.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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