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[ dih-lib-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv ] / dɪˈlɪb ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deliberative ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving the function of deliberating, as a legislative assembly: a deliberative body. having to do with policy; dealing with the wisdom and expediency of a proposal: a deliberative speech. Origin of deliberative1545–55; <Latin dēlīberātīvus, equivalent to dēlīberāt(us) (see deliberate) + -īvus-ive OTHER WORDS FROM deliberativede·lib·er·a·tive·ly, adverbde·lib·er·a·tive·ness, nounun·de·lib·er·a·tive, adjectiveun·de·lib·er·a·tive·ly, adverb un·de·lib·er·a·tive·ness, noun Words nearby deliberativeDelian, Delian League, deliberate, deliberately, deliberation, deliberative, Delibes, delicacy, delicate, delicatessen, Delicia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deliberativeThis is a deliberative conversation, and he tries to get as much meaning into as few words as possible. The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70|Peter Richmond|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Deliberative process” probably means, in this case, killing the legislation. Get Ready for More GOP Race Baiting|Michael Tomasky|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Designed as the deliberative power, the Senate had become instead the negative power, the selfish power. The Senate Must Survive|Justin Green|December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST Especially considered in combination with his attack on amendments, it is an assault on the deliberative character of the Senate. Republicans Shouldn't Filibuster Filibuster Reform|Justin Green|December 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
President Obama is a thoughtful and deliberative decision maker who values debate and data. Peter Bergen’s Manhunt: The Decade-Long Hunt for Osama bin Laden|Bruce Riedel|April 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST His powers depend for their effectiveness on their deliberative and strenuous exertions. Mediaeval Socialism|Bede Jarrett One of the most important rules in a deliberative assembly is, that every speaker shall speak to the ——. English Synonyms and Antonyms|James Champlin Fernald However, it has a deliberative stateliness and a certain monarchal tone. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845|Various Deliberative assemblies do not start in councils gathered by chieftains, but councils precede chieftaincies. On Limitations To The Use Of Some Anthropologic Data|J. W. Powell "Mr. Speaker," who presides over the House of Commons, seems to be always a genius in the art of managing a deliberative assembly.
British Dictionary definitions for deliberative
adjectiveinvolved in, organized for, or having the function of deliberatinga deliberative assembly characterized by or resulting from deliberationa deliberative conclusion Derived forms of deliberativedeliberatively, adverbdeliberativeness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deliberativecalculated, contemplative, cogitative, excogitative, meditative, planned, probing, purposeful, reasoning, reflective, thinking, contemplating, meditating |