resolution
/ˌrezəlˈuːʃən/ nounDefinition
DECISION [C] › an official decision that is made after a group or organization have voted: Congress passed a resolution in support of the plan (= voted to support it).
PROMISE [C] › a promise to yourself to do something: My New Year's resolution is to do more exercise.
SOLUTION [U, no plural] formal › the solution to a problem: a successful resolution to the crisis
DETERMINATION [U] formal › the quality of being determined
(Definition of resolution noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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