decision-making authority
Power to choose
Decision-making authority is the power to make choices that others must follow or accept.
It implies formal responsibility within an organization or system: The board has final decision-making authority on budget matters.
The phrase often appears in discussions of delegation, governance, and institutional structure—clarifying who gets to decide what.
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- managerOne who directs others
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
seat at the table · consensus-building · choice · regulator · arbitrator · executive · reasoning · final say · buck stops here · veto power · green light · deliberation · prioritization · consultation · ombudsman · director · administrator · problem-solving
decision-making authoritysubordination
Lower position in hierarchy
dependence · subservience · awaiting approval · disempowerment · disenfranchisement
decision-making authoritypowerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
helplessness · passivity · disenfranchisement · voicelessness · marginalization
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