non-decision
noun[CorU]
(alsonondecision)uk/ˌnɒn.dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us/ˌnɑːn.dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/failureto make adecisionon asubject:
A non-decision is theworstpossibleoutcome: eachyearaprojectisdelayedcostsafurther500 millioneuros.
They said thatgovernmentinaction, or nondecision,becomesapolicywhen it ispursuedconsistentlyover alongperiodoftime.
- Thisstrategyisfuelledby non-decisions andgeneralinaction.
- Commissionmemberscould notagreeon asettlement, and theimpactoftheirnon-decision wasfeltthroughoutthecommunity.
- Thedecisionto do nothing might beseenas astrategyof non-decision.
Decisions and deciding
- ascription
- balance
- be make or break forsomeone/somethingidiom
- be on the horns of a dilemmaidiom
- choose
- clinch
- fight
- fish
- fix
- if/when it comes to the crunchidiom
- in the balanceidiom
- judgment call
- judicial review
- make or breaksomethingidiom
- resolution
- toss up
- unadjudicated
- unelected
- volition
- volitional