deliberation
The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a…The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
» Jury deliberations will begin Monday.
Meaning
2 senses(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
(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 sentencesJury deliberations will begin Monday.
Deliberations will continue Monday.
He performed his duty with deliberation.
Perry became used to the loud deliberations.
Factional in-fighting threw a monkey wrench into the deliberations.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English deliberacioun, from Old French deliberation, from Latin deliberātiō. MFrom Middle English deliberacioun, from Old French deliberation, from Latin deliberātiō. Morphologically deliberate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: deliberations| Singular | deliberation |
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regular
Synonyms
18 synonyms- the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision:deliberateness
- careful consideration:weighingadvisement
- a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry:slownessdeliberatenessunhurriedness
- planning something carefully and intentionally:calculation
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable