Associations to the word «Deliberative»

Wiktionary

DELIBERATIVE, adjective. That deliberates, considers carefully.
DELIBERATIVE, noun. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.
DELIBERATIVE, noun. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.

Dictionary definition

DELIBERATIVE, adjective. Involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination; "a deliberative body".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats