German word

Resolution

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁezoluˈtsi̯oːn/

Meaning

  • feminine nounresolution

Example

Der Stadtrat verabschiedete die Resolution einstimmig.

The city council passed the resolution unanimously.

Illustration for Resolution (resolution)

More examples

Die Fraktion brachte eine Resolution zur sofortigen Abstimmung ein.

The faction submitted a resolution for an immediate vote.

Core concept

A body gathers its agreed stance into one official text that can guide action or express a public view.

Common phrases

  • eine Resolution einbringen

    submit a resolution

  • einer Resolution zustimmen

    support a resolution

  • eine Resolution zurückziehen

    withdraw a resolution

Similar words

Beschluss: A formally adopted decision that carries legal or practical effect.
Entschließung: A formally adopted statement of policy or opinion, usually without binding legal force.
Empfehlung: A written suggestion to take a particular action or follow a policy.
Erklärung: A short formal statement expressing an official position or view.

Definition in German

Ein offizieller Beschluss oder eine förmliche Empfehlung eines Gremiums, die je nach Kontext verbindlich sein kann oder nur eine Stellungnahme darstellt.

Word origin

The German noun Resolution is a borrowing based on Latin resolutio, whose sense of settling or deciding developed into the modern political sense of a formal resolution.

Usage tips

  • The legal force of a Resolution depends on its context, so beschließen describes adopting it while empfehlen describes merely recommending something.

Opposites

Related words

  • Resolutionsantragresolution proposalnoun

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