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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.