Deliberative Meaning
/dɪˈlɪbəˌreɪtɪv/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjThat deliberates, considers carefully.
nounA discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.
Sentence Examples
The committee functioned as a purely deliberative body.
We spent hours in a slow and deliberative discussion.
The senate is a deliberative assembly that debates important laws.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ assembly met to debate the new policy yesterday.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The committee functioned as a purely ____ body.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French délibératif, from Latin deliberativus.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[T]he court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown."
— 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. […], volume I, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 53:
"A good system would have been a consummate work of deliberative wisdom"
— 1854, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, volume VI (The American Revolution. Epoch Second. […]), Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC, page 74:
"Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control."
— 2012 January 26, Steven Sloman, “The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2012, page 74:
"A conclusion in a deliberative"
— 1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:
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The ____ assembly met to debate the new policy yesterday.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The committee functioned as a purely ____ body.