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/dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/
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The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cogitation, contemplation, deliberation, mulling, musing, pondering, meditation, reflection, rethinking, reconsideration, rumination, thought
Antonyms: none provided
Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
the deliberations of a legislative body or council
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he was a man of judicial deliberation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deliberateness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thoughtfulness
Narrower terms: intentionality
a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slowness, deliberateness, unhurriedness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pace, rate
Narrower terms: leisureliness, dilatoriness, procrastination
careful consideration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a little deliberation would have deterred them
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: weighing, advisement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consideration
Narrower terms: think
planning something carefully and intentionally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: calculation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: planning, preparation, provision
(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the deliberations of the jury
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discussion, give-and-take, word
From Middle English deliberacioun, from Old French deliberation, from Latin deliberātiō. Morphologically deliberate + -ion.
Across languages
Translations 45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
обмисляне
(obmisljane)
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Bulgarian :
преценяване
(precenjavane)
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Catalan :
deliberació
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Danish :
overvejelse
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Finnish :
harkinta
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Finnish :
pohdinta
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Finnish :
pohdiskelu
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
German :
Abwägung
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Gothic :
𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽𐍃
(mitōns)
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Hindi :
विमर्श
(vimarś)
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Hindi :
मंथन
(manthan)
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Latin :
deliberatio
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Māori :
taumauri
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Norwegian :
overveielse
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Occitan :
deliberacion
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Polish :
deliberacja
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Polish :
obrady
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Portuguese :
deliberação
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Romanian :
deliberare
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Russian :
обду́мывание
(obdúmyvanije)
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Russian :
размышле́ние
(razmyšlénije)
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Russian :
взве́шивание
(vzvéšivanije)
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Serbo-Croatian :
razmatranje
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Serbo-Croatian :
deliberacija
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Spanish :
deliberación
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Swedish :
överväga
— the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Bulgarian :
разискване
(raziskvane)
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Catalan :
deliberació
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Danish :
drøftelse
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Danish :
rådslagning
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Finnish :
harkinta
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Finnish :
huolellinen käsittely
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
German :
Abwägung
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Greek :
διαβούλευση
(diavoúlefsi)
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Hindi :
विमर्श
(vimarś)
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Hindi :
चर्चा
(carcā)
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Hindi :
मंथन
(manthan)
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Māori :
taumauri
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Portuguese :
deliberação
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Romanian :
deliberare
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Russian :
рассмотре́ние
(rassmotrénije)
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Russian :
взве́шивание
(vzvéšivanije)
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Spanish :
deliberación
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Swedish :
överläggning
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Telugu :
చర్చ
(carca)
— careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
