決|けつketsu[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noundecision; vote
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym決議けつぎWrittenA written-style word for a resolution passed at a meeting; it names the content decided, while 「決」 alone mostly appears in 「決を採る」, the act of taking a vote.
- Synonym議決ぎけつWrittenFormal, official-document style: a decision an assembly or committee reaches by deliberation; the emphasis falls on the decision arrived at jointly.
- Related決まりきまりNeutralA neutral, everyday word for rules and customary practices, and also a settled conclusion; common in speech, and not tied to voting.
- Related帰結きけつWrittenWritten prose for the conclusion or result that an argument or action finally arrives at; it never refers to a vote.
- Antonym未決みけつWrittenA written word for something not yet decided, the opposite of a settled 「決」; in law it also covers a case awaiting judgement.
At a meeting, a vote is usually taken with 「決を採る」 (as in 「多数決」「採決」); the resolution itself is 「決議」 or 「議決」, rules are 「決まり」, a logical conclusion is 「帰結」, and 「未決」 means still undecided.
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