In sport, a decider is the last game, match, or part of a competition that shows who the winner is. Two sides may have won the same number of games; the decider is the extra one that breaks the tie. A best-of-three series can end in a decider.

In sport在體育裡, a decider decider is the last game, match, or part of a competition是最後...的那一部分 that shows who the winner is決定誰是贏家的。Two sides兩隊 may have won the same number of games可能贏了同樣多場比賽; the decider decider is the extra one就是那一場加賽 that breaks the tie打破平手的。A best-of-three series三戰兩勝制的系列賽 can end in a decider就可能以一場decider收尾。

This use is especially at home in British and Commonwealth English. American English often says the deciding game instead.

This use這種用法 is especially at home in在...裡特別常見 British and Commonwealth English英式和大英國協英文。American English美式英文 often says則常常改說 the deciding game the deciding game instead。

This entry is not a person. Someone who chooses is a decision-maker, or just a person who decides. Calling that person “a decider” will sound odd in class, even though you can see how the pieces would suggest it.

This entry這個詞條指的 is not a person不是人。Someone who chooses會做選擇的人 is a decision-maker是decision-maker, or just a person who decides或者就只是「一個做決定的人」。Calling that person "a decider"把那個人叫做「a decider」 will sound odd in class在課堂上聽起來會很怪, even though就算 you can see你能看出 how the pieces would suggest it這幾個字組合起來為什麼會讓人聯想到那個意思。

The word is informal-to-neutral sports talk, not a formal legal word.

The word這個字 is informal-to-neutral sports talk是口語到中性程度的體育用語, not a formal legal word不是正式的法律用字。