Definitions for: Deliberative


[adj] involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination; "a deliberative body"



Webster (1913) Definition: De*lib"er*a*tive, a. [L. deliberativus: cf. F.
d['e]lib['e]ratif.]
Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by
deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating;
as, a deliberative body.

A consummate work of deliberative wisdom. --Bancroft.

The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from
the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown.
--Hallam.


De*lib"er*a*tive, n.
1. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed
and examined. --Bacon.

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

Synonyms: thoughtful

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