RESOLUTION
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RESOLUTION
res·o·lu·tion
noun \ˌre-zə-ˈlü-shən\: the act of finding an answer or solution to a conflict, problem, etc.
: the act of resolving something
: an answer or solution to something
: the ability of a device to show an image clearly and with a lot of detail
Full Definition of RESOLUTION
1 : the act or process of resolving: as
2 : the subsidence of a pathological state (as inflammation)
3
a : something that is resolved <made a resolution to mend my ways>
4 : a formal expression of opinion, will, or intent voted by an official body or assembled group
5 : the point in a literary work at which the chief dramatic complication is worked out
6
a : the process or capability of making distinguishable the individual parts of an object, closely adjacent optical images, or sources of light
Examples of RESOLUTION
- a court for the resolution of civil disputes
- We found a resolution to the dispute.
- computer screens with high resolutions
- The monitor has excellent resolution.
- In June, the demagogic militia leader Moqtada al Sadr … sponsored a resolution requiring the government to seek permission of the parliament before asking the U.N. to reauthorize the presence of foreign forces in Iraq. —Lawrence Wright, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2007
Related to RESOLUTION
Synonyms
award, call, conclusion, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, judgment (or judgement), opinion, decision, verdict
Antonyms
hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, vacillation
Related Words
behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, instruction, mandate, order, word; last word, say-so; adjudication, disposition, doom, finding, ruling, sentence; choice, option, selection; consensus; belief, conviction, eye, feeling, mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, viewNear Antonymsdeadlock, draw, halt, stalemate, standoff, tie