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deliberative
/dɪˈlɪbəˌreɪtɪv/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Involving careful thought and discussion before a decision.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailA discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.
Examples
The committee functioned as a purely deliberative body.
The senate is a deliberative assembly that debates important laws.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
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- Parts of speech
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- Citations
- 4
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsA kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
That deliberates, considers carefully.
More examples
In contextWe spent hours in a slow and deliberative discussion.
[T]he court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown.
A good system would have been a consummate work of deliberative wisdom
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Origin
adjective
From Middle French délibératif, from Latin deliberativus.