Motion vs. Resolution: Know the Difference
By Shumaila Saeed || Published on January 17, 2024
Motion is a formal proposal put forward for debate or decision in a meeting. Resolution is a formal expression of opinion or intention agreed on, often after voting.
Key Differences
A motion is a formal suggestion presented during a meeting for discussion and decision. A resolution, however, is the official decision made by a group, often as a result of voting on a motion.
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Motions serve as a starting point for debate and decision-making in meetings. Resolutions represent the conclusive agreement or decision reached after a motion is discussed and voted upon.
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In parliamentary or organizational contexts, a motion is brought forward for members to consider. Once a motion is debated and voted upon, it may lead to the adoption of a resolution, which is the formal expression of the decision.
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Motions can be amended or rejected during discussions. In contrast, a resolution is the finalized statement of the decision, reflecting the majority opinion following the debate on a motion.
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The process of a motion involves proposal, discussion, and a vote. A resolution, on the other hand, signifies the end of the discussion and embodies the decision or consensus reached.
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Comparison Chart
Definition
A proposal for debate or decision in a meeting.
A formal decision or statement agreed upon after voting.
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Purpose
To initiate discussion or action.
To express the final decision or agreement.
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Stage in Process
The beginning stage of decision-making.
The concluding stage, reflecting final decision.
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Motion and Resolution Definitions
Motion
A formal proposal made in a meeting for discussion and decision.
A motion was made to increase the budget for marketing.
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Resolution
A conclusive expression of opinion by an organization or assembly.
The council's resolution was to endorse the new public policy.
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Motion
A suggestion put forward for debate in a parliamentary context.
The senator introduced a motion to revise the healthcare bill.
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Resolution
The state or quality of being resolute; firm determination
Faced the situation with resolution.
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Motion
A procedural step in a meeting to propose a decision.
The chairperson asked for a motion regarding the new project.
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Resolution
A firm decision to do something
Made a resolution to get more exercise.
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Motion
A formal step to initiate debate on a particular issue.
A motion was put forward to discuss the partnership proposal.
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Resolution
A course of action determined or decided on
His resolution is to get up early.
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Motion
A meaningful or expressive change in the position of the body or a part of the body; a gesture.
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Resolution
The part of a literary work in which the complications of the plot are resolved or simplified.
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Resolution
A formal statement of a decision or expression of opinion put before or adopted by an assembly such as the US Congress.
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Resolution
Physics & Chemistry The act or process of separating or reducing something into its constituent parts
The prismatic resolution of sunlight into its spectral colors.
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Motion
A prompting from within; an impulse or inclination
Resigned of her own motion.
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Resolution
The clarity or fineness of detail that can be distinguished in an image, often measured as the number or the density of the discrete units, such as pixels or dots, that compose it.
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Resolution
(Medicine) The subsiding or termination of an abnormal condition, such as a fever or inflammation.
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Resolution
The progression of a dissonant tone or chord to a consonant tone or chord.
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Motion
A mechanical device or piece of machinery that moves or causes motion; a mechanism.
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Resolution
The substitution of one metrical unit for another, especially the substitution of two short syllables for one long syllable in quantitative verse.
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Resolution
The state of being resolute.
His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.
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Resolution
A statement of intent, a vow
By February, most New Year's resolutions are forgotten.
My resolution is to cut back on the fast food this year.
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Resolution
(computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance.
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Resolution
(computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200.
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Resolution
(computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; lookup.
Name resolution
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Resolution
(math) The act or process of solving; solution.
The resolution of an equation
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Motion
(countable) A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.
The motion to amend is now open for discussion.
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Resolution
A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
The resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority.
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Resolution
(sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
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Motion
(philosophy) from κίνησις (kinesis); any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration, augmentation and diminution, and change of place.
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Motion
Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
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Resolution
(music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
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Motion
(law) A formal request, oral or written, made to a judge or court of law to obtain an official court ruling or order for a legal action to be taken by, or on behalf of, the movant.
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Resolution
(literature) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
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Motion
(euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
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Resolution
(medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
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Motion
(music) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is when parts move in opposite directions. Disjunct motion is motion by skips. Oblique motion is when one part is stationary while another moves. Similar or direct motion is when parts move in the same direction.)
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Resolution
The act, operation, or process of resolving.
The unraveling and resolution of the difficulties that are met with in the execution of the design are the end of an action.
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Motion
(mechanical engineering) A piece of moving mechanism, such as on a steam locomotive.
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Resolution
The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination.
Be it with resolution then to fight.
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Motion
To gesture indicating a desired movement.
He motioned for me to come closer.
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Resolution
That which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the resolutions of a public meeting.
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Resolution
The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance.
Little resolution and certainty there is as touching the islands of Mauritania.
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Resolution
The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem.
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Motion
The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; - opposed to rest.
Speaking or mute, all comeliness and graceattends thee, and each word, each motion, forms.
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Resolution
A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like.
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Resolution
The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord.
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Motion
Direction of movement; course; tendency; as, the motion of the planets is from west to east.
In our proper motion we ascend.
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Resolution
The act of distinguishing between two close but not identical objects, or, when taking a measurement, bbetween two close values of the property measured.
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Motion
Change in the relative position of the parts of anything; action of a machine with respect to the relative movement of its parts.
This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its motion.
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Resolution
A measure of the ability to distinguish between two close but not identical values of the property being measured; it is expressed as the difference in values of a property necessary to make such a distinction; as, a microscope with a resolution of one micron; a thermometer with a resolution of one-tenth of a degree. Also called resolving power.
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Motion
Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
Let a good man obey every good motion rising in his heart, knowing that every such motion proceeds from God.
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Motion
A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a motion to adjourn.
Yes, I agree, and thank you for your motion.
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Resolution
The ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
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Motion
An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or rule directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant.
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Resolution
The trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose;
His resoluteness carried him through the battle
It was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work
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Motion
Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts.
The independent motions of different parts sounding together constitute counterpoint.
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Resolution
Something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making;
The finally reached a settlement with the union
They never did achieve a final resolution of their differences
He needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure
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Motion
To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat.
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Resolution
(computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
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Motion
To direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; as, to motion one to a seat.
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Resolution
The subsidence of swelling or others signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
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Motion
A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
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Resolution
A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem;
They were trying to find a peaceful solution
The answers were in the back of the book
He computed the result to four decimal places
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Motion
The use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
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Resolution
A decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner;
He always wrote down his New Year's resolutions
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Motion
A change of position that does not entail a change of location;
The reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
Movement is a sign of life
An impatient move of his hand
Gastrointestinal motility
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Resolution
A formal decision or expression of opinion made by voting.
The board passed a resolution to expand the company overseas.
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Resolution
An official agreement or decision reached after a debate.
The resolution to support environmental initiatives was unanimously approved.
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Motion
A formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote;
He made a motion to adjourn
She called for the question
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Resolution
A statement of intent or decision adopted by a group.
The committee's resolution was to improve community outreach.
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Motion
The act of changing location from one place to another;
Police controlled the motion of the crowd
The movement of people from the farms to the cities
His move put him directly in my path
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Resolution
The outcome of a motion after discussion and voting.
Following intense debate, the resolution was to increase funding for research.
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Motion
An optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object;
The cinema relies on apparent motion
The succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement
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Motion
Show, express or direct through movement;
He gestured his desire to leave
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Motion
An initiative for action or decision in a formal meeting.
A motion to amend the by-laws was proposed at the annual meeting.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries
What happens if a motion is rejected?
If a motion is rejected, it does not lead to a resolution.
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How is a resolution defined?
A resolution is an official decision or opinion agreed upon by a group.
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What is a motion in a meeting context?
A motion is a formal proposal presented for discussion and decision in a meeting.
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Can a motion be informal?
Motions are generally formal proposals in structured settings.
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Are resolutions always unanimous?
Not necessarily; resolutions can pass by majority vote.
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Can a motion lead to a resolution?
Yes, a motion can be debated and voted on to become a resolution.
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Is a resolution binding?
Yes, a resolution is typically a binding decision or statement.
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Who can propose a motion?
Any member of a meeting or assembly can propose a motion.
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Are all resolutions the result of motions?
Typically, resolutions result from motions, but some may arise from other processes.
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Can a motion be amended?
Yes, a motion can be amended during the discussion before it is voted on.
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How is a resolution communicated?
A resolution is often documented and communicated to relevant parties.
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What is the role of a chairperson in a motion?
The chairperson facilitates the discussion and voting on a motion.
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Can a resolution be part of a legal record?
Yes, resolutions can be legal documents in certain contexts.
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What is the process for adopting a resolution?
A resolution is adopted after a motion is discussed and voted upon favorably.
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What types of meetings use motions?
Motions are used in various meetings, including corporate, legislative, and organizational.
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Do all members vote on a resolution?
Generally, all eligible members vote on a resolution.
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How long does it take to pass a motion?
The time varies depending on the discussion and the meeting's rules.
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Are electronic votes valid for resolutions?
Yes, electronic voting is valid if the meeting's rules allow it.
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Can resolutions be overturned?
Yes, but it typically requires a new motion and vote.
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Is a second required for a motion?
Yes, in most settings, a motion needs a second to proceed.
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