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non-decision
noun[ C or U ]
(alsonondecision)uk /ˌnɒn.dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/ us /ˌnɑːn.dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
failure to make a decision on a subject: 不做决定;不作为
A non-decision is the worst possible outcome: each year a project is delayed costs a further 500 million euros.不做决定是最糟糕的结果：每年推迟一个项目会额外造成5亿欧元的损失。
They said that government inaction, or nondecision, becomes a policy when it is pursued consistently over a long period of time.
This strategy is fuelled by non-decisions and general inaction.
Commission members could not agree on a settlement, and the impact of their non-decision was felt throughout the community.
The decision to do nothing might be seen as a strategy of non-decision.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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be make or break for someone/somethingidiom
be on the horns of a dilemmaidiom
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clinch
conclusion
finalize
fish or cut baitidiom
flip
flip a coinidiom
get something into your headidiom
judge
resolution
sleep
split decision
swing
swing the balanceidiom
take it into your head to do somethingidiom
take the plungeidiom
tightrope
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