deliberation
noun/dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn/
/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- The jurors will now begin their deliberations.
- your deliberations on his future
- After much deliberation, we have decided to award the title to Springfield College.
- The jury's deliberations lasted over five days.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- rational
- thoughtful
- …
- begin
- start
- resume
- …
- deliberation about
- deliberation on
- [uncountable] the quality of being slow and careful in what you say or do
- She signed her name with great deliberation.
- With slow deliberation, he tore the letter into pieces.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- calm
- slow
- great
- …
- with deliberation
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin deliberatio(n-), from deliberare ‘consider carefully’, from de- ‘down’ + librare ‘weigh’ (from libra ‘scales’).
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