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deliberative

[dih-lib-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv]

adjective

  1. having the function of deliberating, as a legislative assembly.

    a deliberative body.

  2. having to do with policy; dealing with the wisdom and expediency of a proposal.

    a deliberative speech.



deliberative

/ ɪˈɪəəɪ /

adjective

  1. involved in, organized for, or having the function of deliberating

    a deliberative assembly

  2. characterized by or resulting from deliberation

    a deliberative conclusion

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • deliberatively adverb
  • deliberativeness noun
  • undeliberative adjective
  • undeliberatively adverb
  • undeliberativeness noun
  • ˈپԱ noun
  • ˈپ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deliberative1

1545–55; < Latin ŧīīܲ, equivalent to ŧī ( us ) ( deliberate ) + -īܲ -ive
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You also had another energy-focused deliberative poll, here in the U.S.

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Knowing that the psychiatric establishment will be wary of new treatment approaches for psychosis based on studies of mediums and psychics, the researchers are moving deliberatively.

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He told Salon that he expects Leo to follow in his predecessor’s footsteps but that he expects him to do so in a more deliberative and procedural way.

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But any hopes of quick financial relief have been lost to the slow, deliberative political process of lawmaking in the Capitol.

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Some of McDonnell’s backers point out that the chief took a similarly deliberative approach during his last two leadership stints, as chief of police in Long Beach and as Los Angeles County sheriff.

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