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See also: délibérative
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle French délibératif, from Latin deliberativus.
Adjective
[edit]deliberative (comparative more deliberative, superlative most deliberative)
- That deliberates, considers carefully.
- 1834–1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, volume (please specify |volume=I to X), Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company [et al.], →OCLC:
- a consummate work of deliberative wisdom
- 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
- The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown.
- 2012 January, Steven Sloman, “The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 8 January 2012, 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
[edit]deliberative (plural deliberatives)
- A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.
- 1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC:
- A conclusion in a deliberative
- A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]deliberative
Latin
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dēlīberātīve