Deliberative
Pronunciation : De*lib"er*a*tive
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. deliberativus: cf. F. d?lib?ratif.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : De*lib"er*a*tive
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913