(~s)
1.
Deliberation is the long and careful consideration of a subject.
After much ~, a decision was reached...
N-UNCOUNT
2.
Deliberations are formal discussions where an issue is considered carefully.
Their ~s were rather inconclusive.
N-PLURAL
3.
If you say or do something with ~, you do it slowly and carefully.
Fred spoke with ~...
My mother folded her coat across the back of the chair with careful ~.
N-UNCOUNT: usu with N