German word

Beschluss

Pronunciation

IPA/bəˈʃlʊs/

Meaning

  • masculine noundecision

Example

Wir haben gestern einen Beschluss gefasst.

We made a decision yesterday.

Illustration for Beschluss (decision)

More examples

Bist du mit dem Beschluss einverstanden?

Do you agree with the decision?

Core concept

A governing body's concluded vote becomes a formal record that directs what happens next.

Common phrases

  • mit dem Beschluss einverstanden sein

    agree with the decision

  • über den Beschluss sprechen

    talk about the decision

Similar words

Entscheidung: A general decision resulting from a choice among several options.
Entschluss: A firm personal decision to do something.
Vereinbarung: An agreement setting out mutually accepted arrangements.
Abmachung: A casual arrangement agreed between people, usually in speech.

Definition in German

Eine förmliche, meist kollektive Entscheidung eines Gremiums oder einer Behörde.

Word origin

Beschluss comes from beschließen, which developed from schließen, a Germanic verb related to English close, with the sense of bringing deliberation to a conclusion.

Usage tips

  • Beschluss is masculine, with der Beschluss and the umlaut plural die Beschlüsse.

Other meanings

  • resolutionnoun

Opposites

  • Zögernhesitationnoun
  • Aufschubpostponementnoun

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