Meanings
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1
adj
involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination
A deliberative body.
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2
adj
That deliberates, considers carefully.
[T]he court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown.
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3
noun
A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.
A conclusion in a deliberative.
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4
noun
A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
Etymology
From Middle French délibératif, from Latin deliberativus.