consent or refusal; yes or no; acceptance or rejection
Formal noun used when asking for or stating a clear yes/no decision, such as accepting or declining an offer, or voting for or against something. Often appears in phrases like 諾否を問う or 諾否を明らかにする.
Please let us know your decision on the proposal by tomorrow.
The committee asked each member for their consent or refusal.
At the meeting, they decided to ask for a yes-or-no decision on the new proposal.
The invitation asked recipients to clearly state their acceptance or refusal early.
He promised to give his answer, yes or no, within a week.
I plan to decide whether to accept or decline after considering the proposal.
諾否 specifically and directly means consent or refusal, whereas 有無 covers this sense more indirectly, as in 有無を言わせず.
拒否 means only 'refusal' or 'rejection', while 諾否 covers both possible outcomes, acceptance as well as refusal.
Compound of 諾 (consent) and 否 (refusal). The reading だくひ is the standard on'yomi combination.