Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.

    Abwägung

    обду́мываниеobdúmyvanije, размышле́ниеrazmyšlénije, взве́шиваниеvzvéšivanije

    careful consideration

  2. (countable, uncountable)Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure.

    the deliberations of a legislative body or council

    Abwägung

    рассмотре́ниеrassmotrénije, взве́шиваниеvzvéšivanije

Examples

15 sentences
  1. Jury deliberations will begin Monday.

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  2. Deliberations will continue Monday.

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  3. He performed his duty with deliberation.

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  4. Perry became used to the loud deliberations.

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  5. Factional in-fighting threw a monkey wrench into the deliberations.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure:
careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure:

Origin

From Middle English deliberacioun, from Old French deliberation, from Latin deliberātiō. M

From Middle English deliberacioun, from Old French deliberation, from Latin deliberātiō. Morphologically deliberate + -ion.

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Forms

plural: deliberations
Singulardeliberation
Pluraldeliberations

regular

Synonyms

18 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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