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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Deliberative \De*lib"er*a*tive\, noun
1. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined. --Bacon.
2. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Deliberative \De*lib"er*a*tive\, adjective [L. deliberativus: cf. F. d['e]lib['e]ratif.] Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, a deliberative body.
A consummate work of deliberative wisdom. --Bancroft.
The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown. --Hallam.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
deliberative
adjective: involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination; "a deliberative body"
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