'Deliberative' definitions:
Definition of 'deliberative'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination; "a deliberative body"
Definition of 'Deliberative'
From: GCIDE
- Deliberative \De*lib"er*a*tive\, n.
- 1. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Deliberative'
From: GCIDE
- Deliberative \De*lib"er*a*tive\, a. [L. deliberativus: cf. F. d['e]lib['e]ratif.] Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, a deliberative body. [1913 Webster]
- A consummate work of deliberative wisdom. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]
- The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown. --Hallam. [1913 Webster]