deliberative

CEFRC1

/dɪˈlɪbəˌreɪtɪv/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Involving careful thought and discussion before a decision.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A 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

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings
  1. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.

  2. That deliberates, considers carefully.

More examples

In context
  • We 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.