The chairperson took a vote.
Follow the committee's decision.
票決 narrowly means 'decision by ballot,' while 決 can refer to a decision or vote in a broader, more general sense.
決 (けつ) means a decision or settling of a matter, whereas 欠 (けつ) means a lack or absence; they are unrelated homophones sharing the same on-reading.
Derived from the kanji 決 (decide, settle). The reading けつ is the on'yomi, used in formal compound-like nouns.
settlement; conclusion; resolution
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
settlement of accounts; financial results; closing the books
resolution; vote; decision
duel; shoot-out
approval; adoption; passage
determination; resolution; making up one's mind
carry out (with resolve); go ahead with; execute (a plan)
vote; ballot; division
rejection; voting down; negation
resolution; decision; vote
burst; breach; collapse; washout; rupture
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
self-determination; deciding for oneself · suicide; taking one's own life
immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; snap decision · summary judgment
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
separation; farewell; parting
rising up; taking a stand; springing into action
breakdown; rupture; breaking off
approval; sanction; authorization
decide; determine; resolve; be decided · break and overflow; collapse; give way; breach