DELIBERATIVE


Meaning of DELIBERATIVE in English

— deliberatively , adv. — deliberativeness , n.

/di lib"euhr euh tiv, -euh ray'tiv/ , adj.

1. having the function of deliberating, as a legislative assembly: a deliberative body.

2. having to do with policy; dealing with the wisdom and expediency of a proposal: a deliberative speech.

[ 1545-55; deliberativus, equiv. to deliberat ( us ) (see DELIBERATE) + -ivus -IVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .