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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.
Related forms
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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deliberative
1550s, from L. deliberativus, from pp. stem of deliberare (see deliberation).
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