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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
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

,
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.
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.

Definition 2024


deliberative

deliberative

See also: délibérative

English

Adjective

deliberative (comparative more deliberative, superlative most deliberative)

  1. 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.

Noun

deliberative (plural deliberatives)

  1. 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?)
  2. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.

Italian

Adjective

deliberative

  1. feminine plural of deliberativo

Latin

Adjective

dēlīberātīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of dēlīberātīvus