/ ˌrezəˈluːʃn; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] a formal statement of an opinion agreed on by a committee or a council, especially by means of a vote :
to pass / adopt / carry a resolution
2.
[ U , sing. ] the act of solving or settling a problem, disagreement, etc.
SYN settlement :
The government is pressing for an early resolution of the dispute.
3.
[ U ] the quality of being resolute or determined
SYN resolve :
The reforms owe a great deal to the resolution of one man.
4.
[ C ] resolution (to do sth) a firm decision to do or not to do sth :
She made a resolution to visit her relatives more often.
Have you made any New Year's resolutions (= for example, to give up smoking from 1 January) ?
5.
[ U , sing. ] the power of a computer screen, printer, etc. to give a clear image, depending on the size of the dots that make up the image :
high-resolution graphics
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin resolutio(n-) , from resolvere loosen, release, from re- (expressing intensive force) + solvere loosen.