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/dɪlˌɪbərˈeɪʃən/ Listen

noun

Deliberation n.

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection. "Choosing the fairest way with a calm deliberation."

Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.

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Etymology of 'Deliberation'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Deliberation" Quotes from Famous Books

... with quiet deliberation, and even gentleness. "I haven't been a saint, and she knows it, as you say, Dan; but the law is on my side as yet, and it isn't on ...

— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker

... etc.—should pour forth smoothly and uninterruptedly. The full value of each tone must be allotted to the vowel; the consonants which precede or end the syllables are pronounced quickly and distinctly. In declamatory singing, on the contrary, the consonants should be articulated with greater deliberation and intensity. ...

— Style in Singing • W. E. Haslam

... in her cheeks that might have been only surprise. She looked away, and as it were tossed off the first words that came. Then with very sedate deliberation: ...

— Wych Hazel • Susan and Anna Warner

... crowded, and outside the door many men were standing along the wide gallery. They, too, were reticent. All drank whisky, and drank it regularly. Up to ten o'clock the whisky had produced no effect. The assembly was still engaged in deliberation, drinking and ...

— The Girl at the Halfway House • Emerson Hough

... man, and he spoke drily, with a maddening deliberation. "There was a letter—this morning," ...

— The Happy Venture • Edith Ballinger Price

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