deliberative

[ dih-lib-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv ]

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.

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

• deˈliberatively, adverb
• deˈliberativeness, noun

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of deliberative¹

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

Example Sentences

Johnson defended his move, saying he was trying to “make this a more deliberative process.”

From Axios

Such deliberative democracy may start to bind up the wounds—pandemic and otherwise—of the intensely partisan 2020.

From Time

While asserting that many unions are “thoughtful and deliberative in their actions,” Acevedo cautions that they now must “be careful not to defend the indefensible.”

From Time

There’s no debate and no deliberative, committee-driven process required.

From ProPublica

The founders envisioned a system of checks and balances, of pluralistic competition and deliberative government.

From Vox

And, second, we already use sortition to select an important deliberative body, the trial jury.

From The Daily Beast

This is a deliberative conversation, and he tries to get as much meaning into as few words as possible.

From The Daily Beast

“Deliberative process” probably means, in this case, killing the legislation.

From The Daily Beast

Ninety-four years of reasonably deliberative history was thus replicated in three fortnights of panic inside the Eccles Building.

From The Daily Beast

Designed as the deliberative power, the Senate had become instead the negative power, the selfish power.

From The Daily Beast

Reason and common sense demand that a great Church should have some sort of deliberative assembly.

From Project Gutenberg

In other respects the functions of the council seem to have been of a deliberative character.

From Project Gutenberg

His ancestral sceptre in his hand, he is going to hold a deliberative assembly of the unarmed host.

From Project Gutenberg

I have slight respect or esteem for deliberative assemblies split up into factions and parties.

From Project Gutenberg

It is due to truth to say that the Convention did not possess all the desirable characteristics of a deliberative assembly.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• calculated
• contemplative