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deliberative

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


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And so, to me, a lot of friends in the Senate, a lot of well-meaning people, the Senate is aspirationally the world’s greatest deliberative body, and it should be that, but it’s not that.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

But those have been slower and in some ways more deliberative.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

Then the more deliberative System 2 thinking will kick in, where we consider more variables, including our own biases and those of others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

He really was content, he told me, to stay where he was, building his influence over time, awaiting his turn to speak inside the deliberative cacophony of the Senate, but then a storm arrived.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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