DELIBERATIVE

deliberative

(adjective) involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination; “a deliberative body”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

deliberative (comparative more deliberative, superlative most deliberative)

That deliberates, considers carefully.

Noun

deliberative (plural deliberatives)

A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.

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

Source: Wiktionary


De*lib"er*a*tive, a. Etym: [L. deliberativus: cf. F. délibératif.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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