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Decision makers\u2019 expected information can reflect their preferences and play an important role in decision process. In this paper, a new grey target group decision-making method considering decision makers\u2019 expected information is proposed. First, based on the decision makers\u2019 expected information, a novel method to obtain synthetical criteria weights combining subjective weights and objective weights is presented. Furthermore, a new way to determine decision makers\u2019 weights is put forward. Moreover, on the basis of the decision matrix, criteria weights, and decision makers\u2019 weights, a ranking method for all alternatives is proposed. 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