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deliberative

deliberative

11 7.4
Involving careful discussion and thought before making a decision
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈlɪbərətɪv/
translation icon : deliberativo
  • After a deliberative debate, the members reached a consensus on the new regulations.
  • deliberative democracy
  • deliberative approach
  • deliberative process

Why would it need slow deliberative focus?

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Examples

  • We discuss the policy implications of this deliberative approach below.

    Academic text (2013)
  • However, we acknowledge that there are drawbacks associated with this deliberative approach to ecosystem management.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Then it's the greatest deliberative body on earth.

  • What would Jefferson think of the deliberative way American government works today?

    Academic text (1993)
  • I think we should have taken a much more deliberative, slower approach to what the strategic goal was.

  • "In fact, many high school student councils have been more deliberative than the U.S. Senate."

    Blog text (2)
  • Among the ideal images of a liberal society that have lately been current, that of "deliberative democracy" has been prominent.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Consequently, they insisted on the constant expansion of the deliberative sphere.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The goal of a deliberative approach is to make these implicit metaphors explicit.

    Academic text (2013)
  • This kind of knowledge entails judgment and deliberation, the deliberative skill or the deliberative art.

Synonyms

thoughtful
vsdeliberative
68 2.6

Serious and quietly thinking about something

involves careful discussion and debate before decisions are made

Antonyms

78 4.4

Acting suddenly without careful thought because of a strong feeling

63 3.9

Acting quickly without much thought or care

Compounds

A formal meeting where members discuss and vote on issues

How Careful

meticulous
58 8.6
deliberative
11 7.4
hasty
63 3.9

Surface Forms

deliberative positive

Morphology

deliberative = deliberate (semi-transparent) = deliberate + ive

Formed from 'deliberate' + '-ive' and clearly relates to the act of deliberating, but the adjective often emphasizes a formal or procedural sense (process/characteristic) which is slightly different from the basic verb meaning.

Etymology

Deliberative comes from Latin parts de- and libra, where libra means 'scales' or 'balance' and is the same root as the star sign Libra, giving the idea of 'weighing' choices. So, a deliberative group is one that 'weighs' options carefully by talking and thinking before it decides.