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Deliberative

Deliberative Meaning & Definition
Deliberative Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deliberative?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Deliberative: thoughtful

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Deliberative In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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