決議

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 決議, read けつぎ, combines deciding 決 with deliberation 議 to denote a body's formal resolution.
• Basic usage: It denotes a formal decision adopted by a deliberative body, as in 決議を採択する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Tone and register
  • Unlike a personal resolution 決心, it is an official decision of a group such as a committee or assembly.