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deliberative

[dih-lib-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv] / dɪˈlɪb ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv /


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These influencers play to audiences largely made up of people who want to be seen atop the moral high ground without putting in the deliberative intellectual work to get there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

There are, however, still tangible benefits to this deliberative approach.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

If Seth wanted a fast decision—to short-circuit the deliberative process through which the company made most decisions—we wanted to hear the cast read the script.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

“These processes are deliberative, thorough, and intended to bring substantive change to how we serve our residents.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

A wily speaker will have the capacity to jump back and forth between the judicial and the deliberative branches like an oratorical orangutan.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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