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- Dictionaryde·lib·er·a·tion/dəˌlibəˈrāSHən/
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- 1. long and careful consideration or discussion: "after much deliberation we arrived at a compromise" Similar
- 2. slow and careful movement or thought: "he replaced the glass on the table with deliberation" Similar Opposite
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DELIBERATION definition: 1. considering or discussing something: 2. a slow careful way of doing something: 3. considering…. Learn more.
Whenever a person or group needs to work through all of the possible solutions to a problem, this is deliberation. Something that is deliberate is done on purpose, not by chance or accident — deliberation carries this same spirit, in that it is a carefully thought-out process of making a decision.
noun. /dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn/ (formal) [uncountable, countable, usually plural] the process of carefully considering or discussing something. After ten hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty’. The deliberations of the committee are completely confidential. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
1. thoughtful, careful, or lengthy consideration. 2. (often plural) formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc. 3. care, thoughtfulness, or absence of hurry, esp in movement or speech.
deliberation. / dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən / noun. thoughtful, careful, or lengthy consideration. often plural formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc. care, thoughtfulness, or absence of hurry, esp in movement or speech.
DELIBERATION definition: careful thought or talk about a subject before a decision is made: . Learn more.
A deliberating, or considering carefully. Webster's New World. Consideration and discussion of alternatives before reaching a decision. The deliberations of statesmen. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Thoughtfulness in decision or action. American Heritage. The quality of being deliberate; carefulness; slowness. Webster's New World.
DELIBERATION meaning: 1. considering or discussing something: 2. a slow careful way of doing something: 3. considering…. Learn more.
DELIBERATION meaning: 1 : careful thought or discussion done in order to make a decision; 2 : the quality of being slow and careful.
careful, unhurried consideration before decision: [uncountable] planned with great deliberation. a formal consultation or discussion: Their deliberations went on for hours. deliberate quality; leisureliness of action: [uncountable] examined the painting with great deliberation.
