Elitism is optimism about the decision-making ability of one or more elites, acting on behalf of other people.

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Health Minister Earl Howe disagreed, saying that involving the health secretary in decision-making would undermine his or her ability to hold Monitor to account.

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But a smart chief executive officer is also smart enough to build a strong team that has the ability to manage the decision-making while the CEO is out of the office.

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The partners must have the ability to use that information to improve their technologies and decision-making.

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