choice vs decision

choice

noun
  • One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision. 

  • Anything that can be chosen. 

  • The power to choose. 

  • Do I have a choice of what color to paint it? 

  • An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something. 

  • The best or most preferable part. 

adj
  • Especially good or preferred. 

intj
  • Cool; excellent. 

decision

noun
  • A choice or judgement. 

  • A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest. 

  • Firmness of conviction. 

  • A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher. 

  • The act of deciding. 

verb
  • To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout 

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