Meanings
noundeliberation (countable and uncountable, plural deliberations)
plural deliberations
- countableuncountableThe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
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The oftener the measure is brought under examination, the greater the diversity in the situations of those who are to examine it, the less must be the danger of those errors which flow from want of due deliberation, or of those missteps which proceed from the contagion of some common passion or interest.
1863, Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist, section 72Synonyms: cogitation, contemplation, mulling, musing, pondering, meditation, reflection, rethinking
- countableuncountableCareful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure.
the deliberations of a legislative body or council
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
More synonyms by meaning
nounplanning something carefully and intentionally
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Broader
nouna rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
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Origin
- Latindeliberātiō
- Old Frenchdeliberation
- Middle Englishdeliberacioun
- Englishdeliberation
From Middle English deliberacioun, from Old French deliberation, from Latin deliberātiō. Morphologically deliberate + -ion.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian обмисляне, преценяване
- обмисляне (obmisljane)the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- преценяване (precenjavane)the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- разискване (raziskvane)careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Catalan deliberació, deliberació
- deliberacióthe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- deliberaciócareful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Danish overvejelse, drøftelse
- overvejelsethe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- drøftelsecareful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
- rådslagningcareful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Finnish harkinta, pohdinta
- harkintathe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- pohdintathe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- pohdiskeluthe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- harkintacareful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
- huolellinen käsittelycareful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
German Abwägung, Abwägung
- Abwägungthe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- Abwägungcareful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Greek διαβούλευση
- διαβούλευση (diavoúlefsi)careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Hindi विमर्श, मंथन
- विमर्श (vimarś)the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- मंथन (manthan)the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- विमर्श (vimarś)careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
- चर्चा (carcā)careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
- मंथन (manthan)careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Latin deliberatio
- deliberatiothe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Māori taumauri, taumauri
- taumaurithe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- taumauricareful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Norwegian overveielse
- overveielsethe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Polish deliberacja, obrady
- deliberacjathe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- obradythe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Portuguese deliberação, deliberação
- deliberaçãothe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- deliberaçãocareful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Romanian deliberare, deliberare
- deliberarethe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- deliberarecareful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Russian обду́мывание, размышле́ние
- обду́мывание (obdúmyvanije)the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- размышле́ние (razmyšlénije)the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- взве́шивание (vzvéšivanije)the act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- рассмотре́ние (rassmotrénije)careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
- взве́шивание (vzvéšivanije)careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Spanish deliberación, deliberación
- deliberaciónthe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- deliberacióncareful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Swedish överväga, överläggning
- övervägathe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
- överläggningcareful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure
Vietnamese sự cân nhắc
- sự cân nhắcthe act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with deliberation
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APA
deliberation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deliberation
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“deliberation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deliberation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deliberation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deliberation.
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