judgement call

Frequency: 6.58.8 per million words

A situation where different people will reach different decisions according to their personal judgement.

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Examples (10)

  • Whether or not to prescribe an antibiotic in this case is a judgement call.
  • Deciding on the best marketing strategy is often a judgement call.
  • The referee's decision was a tough judgement call, but he stood by it.
  • Sometimes leadership requires making a difficult judgement call with incomplete information.
  • Hiring the right person for a creative role can be a real judgement call.
  • It's a judgement call whether to invest in the stock market right now.
  • The doctor had to make a quick judgement call during the emergency surgery.
  • Leaving the company was a personal judgement call I had to make.
  • The art of diplomacy often involves subtle judgement calls.
  • The manager's handling of the conflict was a poor judgement call.