deliberation
[dih-lib-uh-rey-shuh n]
- careful consideration before decision.
- formal consultation or discussion.
- deliberate quality; leisureliness of movement or action; slowness.
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Origin of deliberation
1325–75; Middle English deliberacion < Latin dēlīberātiōn- (stem of dēlīberātiō), equivalent to dēlīberāt(us) (see deliberate) + -iōn- -ion
Synonyms
See more synonyms for deliberation on Thesaurus.com1. reflection, forethought.
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Examples from the Web for deliberation
Contemporary Examples
On Nov. 13, after years of deliberation, an advisory panel finally recommended lifting the ban, sort of.
After 90 minutes of deliberation, the jury found that the evidence was insufficient and acquitted Lizzie.
His sexual life, just like his barbarism, was the result of deliberation, not appetites run amok.
Nothing Was Banal About Eichmann’s Evil, Says a Scathing New BiographyMichael Signer
October 11, 2014
Not many doctors are likely to reach for the pocketbook on that scale without quite a bit of deliberation.
He speaks in heavily-accented English, but fluidly and lyrically, with both force and deliberation.
The Politics of Literature: An interview with Nobel laureate Mario Vargas LlosaMichael Moynihan
October 10, 2013
Historical Examples
When he had eaten, he sat with his coffee for a final smoke of deliberation.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
Yates rose to his feet with some deliberation, and slowly took off his coat.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
He spoke with deliberation when he did speak, and evidently, weighed his words.
In a Steamer Chair and Other StoriesRobert Barr
The Japanese leaders proceeded with deliberation and caution.
"I don't know," answered the captain, speaking with deliberation.
Cy Whittaker's PlaceJoseph C. Lincoln
deliberation
- thoughtful, careful, or lengthy consideration
- (often plural) formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc
- care, thoughtfulness, or absence of hurry, esp in movement or speech
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Word Origin and History for deliberation
n.
late 14c., Old French deliberation, from Latin deliberationem (nominative deliberatio), noun of action from past participle stem of deliberare "weigh, consider well," from de- "entirely" (see de-) + -liberare, altered (perhaps by influence of liberare "liberate") from librare "to balance, weigh," from libra "scale."
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