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resolution

 
/ˌrez·əˈlu·ʃən/ n [C] (DECISION)

Definition

a formal statement of decision or opinion: The chairing officer called for a vote on the resolution. If you make a resolution, you promise yourself to do something: [+ to infinitive] I made a New Year’s resolution to lose ten pounds.
(Definition of resolution n (DECISION) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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