deliberative
See also: délibérative
English edit
Etymology edit
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