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Choices and the process of choosing

choice

noun

a decision to choose someone or something

decision

noun

a choice that you make after thinking carefully

selection

noun

the process of choosing one person or thing from a group

option

noun

something that you can choose in a particular situation

possibility

noun

a likely or suitable choice among several possible people or things

decision-making

noun

the process of deciding what to do about something, especially in an organization

resolution

noun

a serious decision to do something

alternative

noun

something that you can choose instead of something else

conclusion

noun

the process of deciding or agreeing something

have your pick of something

to be able to choose anyone or anything you want from a group

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a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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