#choice.action__selection__option__pick the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
supertype: action something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
subtype: casting the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
subtype: sampling (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
subtype: random_sampling the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of been selected
subtype: stratified_sampling__representative_sampling__proportional_sampling the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum
subtype: decision__determination__conclusion the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
subtype: appointment__assignment__designation__naming the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
subtype: nomination the act of naming a candidate
subtype: co-option__co-optation the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)
subtype: delegacy the appointment of a delegate
subtype: ordination__ordinance the act of ordaining; "the priest's family was present for his ordination"
subtype: laying_on_of_hands laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination
subtype: call.decision (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call"
subtype: move.decision the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
subtype: demarche a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs
subtype: tactical_maneuver__maneuver__manoeuvre__tactical_manoeuvre a move made to gain a tactical end
subtype: parking.maneuver the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily
subtype: gimmick__twist any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"
subtype: fast_one__trick a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
subtype: feint any distracting maneuver (as a mock attack)
subtype: ploy__gambit__stratagem a maneuver in a game or conversation
subtype: ruse__artifice a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
subtype: measure.tactical_maneuver__step any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
subtype: countermeasure an action taken to offset another action
subtype: countermine (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
subtype: shark_repellent__sharkrepellent__porcupine_provision__porcupineprovision a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts
subtype: golden_parachute giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover
subtype: greenmail paying the raider to give up a takeover attempt (as by an extravagant buyback of the stock they hold in your corporation)
subtype: pac-man_strategy__pacmanstrategy the target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer
subtype: poison_pill the target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer
subtype: suicide_pill__suicidepill a poison pill with potentially catastrophic implications for the company it is intended to protect
subtype: safe_harbor the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive (gives it a safe harbor)
subtype: scorched-earth_policy the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels
subtype: safeguard__precaution a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
subtype: security_measures__security measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising"
subtype: casting_lots__drawing_lots__sortition making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn
subtype: resolution.action a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"
subtype: willing__volition the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"
subtype: intention an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"
subtype: election.choice the act of selecting someone; "many candidates ran for election"
subtype: co-optation__co-option the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)
subtype: voting__vote__ballot__balloting a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"
subtype: block_vote__blockvote a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents
subtype: secret_ballot a vote in which each person's choice is secret by the totaled votes are public
subtype: split_ticket__splitticket a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party
subtype: straight_ticket a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party
subtype: multiple_voting voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.)
subtype: casting_vote__castingvote the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie
subtype: veto a vote that blocks a decision
subtype: pocket_veto indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it
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