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joint decision-making

/dʒɔɪnt dɪˈsɪʒ.ənˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/JOINT DE·ci·sion·MA·king

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The process of making choices together by two or more people, especially in families or teams.

Examples

Joint decision-making between parents can lead to more consistent child-rearing.

Companies encourage joint decision-making to increase employee engagement.

Effective joint decision-making requires good communication skills.

Band 8 sentence

In modern partnerships, joint decision-making about finances and childcare fosters equality and mutual respect.

Collocations

  • encourage joint decision-making
  • promote joint decision-making

Word family

joint adjdecision ndecision-making n

Common mistakes

decide togetherlyjoint decision-making

together decisionjoint decision

Say it for a higher band

5decide together6make a joint decision7+joint decision-making

Synonyms

shared decision-making

Easily confused

shared decision-making

Doctors increasingly use shared decision-making to involve patients in treatment choices.

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