noun
1. mental firmness, determination, or resolve.
Without strong resolution, she would not have risen to the top of her profession.
2. a personal decision to do something made with sincere determination.
He made a resolution to get more exercise, and so far he has stuck to it.
3. a statement, decision, or course of action decided upon by a group or organization, esp. one formally adopted by a legislature.
The resolution was adopted in order to combat the problem of piracy in the region.