deliberative

[ dih-lib-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. having the function of deliberating, as a legislative assembly: a deliberative body.

  2. having to do with policy; dealing with the wisdom and expediency of a proposal: a deliberative speech.

Origin of deliberative

1
1545–55; <Latin dēlīberātīvus, equivalent to dēlīberāt(us) (see deliberate) + -īvus-ive

Other words from deliberative

  • de·lib·er·a·tive·ly, adverb
  • de·lib·er·a·tive·ness, noun
  • un·de·lib·er·a·tive, adjective
  • un·de·lib·er·a·tive·ly, adverb
  • un·de·lib·er·a·tive·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for deliberative

deliberative

/ (dɪˈlɪbərətɪv) /


adjective
  1. involved in, organized for, or having the function of deliberating: a deliberative assembly

  2. characterized by or resulting from deliberation: a deliberative conclusion

Derived forms of deliberative

  • deliberatively, adverb
  • deliberativeness, noun

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