Decider
(noun)
- A person who makes a decision or decision-making authority.
- A person responsible for deciding the outcome of a dispute or competition.
Origin:
From decide, from old french decider, from latin decidere, from de- + caedere ("to cut").
Examples:
- The chairman was the final decider in all matters of the company.
- The decider was the referee who made the call on the controversial play.
- The decider was the judge who decided the outcome of the case.
- The decider was the jury that rendered the verdict.
- He was the ultimate decider in the company and had the final say on all important matters.