Thesaurus: deliberative

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1. a. Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, a deliberative body.
2. n. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.
3. n. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
4. adj. involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination
5. Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, a deliberative body. A consummate work of deliberative wisdom. Bancroft. The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown. Hallam. 1. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined. Bacon. 2. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
6. Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting bydeliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, adeliberative body.A consummate work of deliberative wisdom. Bancroft.The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from thedeliberative body, the advisers of the crown. Hallam.
7. j:100 s. involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination