a judgment call



a judgment call

  (American)
a decision someone has to make using their own ideas and opinions
Usage notes: In sport, a judgment call is a decision made by an official in a competition using their own opinion of what they have seen.
It's a judgment call - do we go by plane or risk taking the car to the conference.
See also: call, judgment

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Damien-French
Huff[hʌf]
Juan (1)HWAHN (Spanish), JOO-ahn (Manx)Spanish, Manx
EliotEL-ee-ətEnglish
KlaudiuszKLOWT-yuwshPolish
HjÖRdÍS-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic