decision maker
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The decision maker reviews the quarterly report at the head of the conference table.
Definition
- Noun:
- An individual with authority to make choices and determinations: A "decision maker" is a person who has the responsibility and power to choose between alternatives, resolve issues, or determine policies and courses of action, often within an organizational or business context.
- An administrator or manager: Specifically refers to someone who controls or manages the operations of a business or organization, making key administrative and strategic choices.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The final approval must come from the senior decision maker.
- As the project's decision maker, she allocated the budget for new equipment.
- In a crisis, we need a clear-headed decision maker.
Advanced Usage
- "ultimate decision maker": The person with the final and highest authority to make a choice.
- The board of directors is the ultimate decision maker on company mergers.
- "key decision maker": A person whose choices are critically important to a process or outcome.
- Our marketing campaign is aimed at the key decision makers in the industry.
Variants and Related Words
- Decision-making (noun): The process of making choices, especially important ones.
- The company is reviewing its decision-making process.
- Decide (verb): To make a choice or judgment.
- Decisive (adjective): Able to make choices quickly and effectively.
Synonyms
- Administrator: A person responsible for running a business or organization.
- Executive: A senior manager in a business organization.
- Authority: A person or organization having political or administrative power and control.
Related Phrases
- To be the decision maker: To hold the role or responsibility for making choices.
- In this household, my mother is the decision maker on major purchases.
Related Idioms
- "The buck stops here": A phrase indicating that the speaker is the ultimate decision maker who must accept final responsibility. (While not containing the exact phrase "decision maker," this idiom describes the concept.)
- As CEO, she believes the buck stops here for all company decisions.
The decision maker reviews the quarterly report at the head of the conference table.
Noun
- someone who administers a business