After careful consideration, the manager announced his verdict on the promotion.

verdict 来自拉丁语 verus（真实）和 dictum（说），原指法庭上陪审团作出的"正式裁决"。在日常使用中可引申为"经过深思熟虑后作出的最终决定"，常带有权威性判断的含义。