3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deliberation \De*lib`er*a"tion\, n. [L. deliberatio: cf F.
d['e]lib['e]ration.]
1. 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.
--W. Montagu.
2. Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and
against a measure; as the deliberations of a legislative
body or council.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
deliberation
n 1: (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the
deliberations of the jury"
2: careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have
deterred them" [syn: {weighing}, {advisement}]
3: planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the
deliberation of his act that was insulting" [syn: {calculation}]
4: a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry [syn: {slowness},
{deliberateness}, {unhurriedness}]
5: the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a
man of judicial deliberation" [syn: {deliberateness}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
DELIBERATION, n. The act of examining one's bread to determine which
side it is buttered on
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