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Webster 1913 Edition
Deliberative
De-lib′er-a-tive
,Adj.
[L.
deliberativus
: cf. F. délibératif
.] Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating;
as, a
. deliberative
bodyA 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
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Deliberative
DELIBERATIVE
, a.1.
Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by mutual discussion and examination; as, the legislature is a deliberative body.2.
Having a right or power to deliberate or discuss.In councils, the bishops have a deliberative voice.
3.
Apt or disposed to consider.DELIBERATIVE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
deliberative
deliberative
See also: délibérative
English
Adjective
deliberative (comparative more deliberative, superlative most deliberative)
- That deliberates, considers carefully.
- Bancroft
- a consummate work of deliberative wisdom
- Hallam
- The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown.
- 2012 January 1, Steven Sloman, “The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, 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.
- Bancroft
Noun
deliberative (plural deliberatives)
- A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
- A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.