deliberative

American  

[dih-lib-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv] / dɪˈlɪb ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv /

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.

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deliberative British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• deliberatively adverb
• deliberativeness noun
• undeliberative adjective
• undeliberatively adverb
• undeliberativeness noun

Etymology

Origin of deliberative

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

Example Sentences

But those have been slower and in some ways more deliberative.

From Los Angeles Times

A senior U.S. official said the administration is moving deliberatively to ensure talks are substantive.

From The Wall Street Journal

If Seth wanted a fast decision—to short-circuit the deliberative process through which the company made most decisions—we wanted to hear the cast read the script.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then the more deliberative System 2 thinking will kick in, where we consider more variables, including our own biases and those of others.

From The Wall Street Journal

Esteemed horror veteran Mike Flanagan is an executive producer and you can sense Stuckmann grabbing aimlessly in the last third for the kind of sickly visual elegance that is Flanagan’s deliberative style.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• calculated
• contemplative