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 * The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a halt to hostilities.
2 [U,sing.] the act of solving or settling a problem, dispute, etc:
the resolution of the dispute * The government is pressing for an early resolution of the hostage crisis.
3 [U] the quality of being resolute or determined
SYNRESOLVE:
The reforms owe a great deal to the resolution of one man. * Her resolution never faltered.
4 [C] ~ (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
