Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality of being slow, careful, and thoughtful in action or decision-making: "Deliberation" refers to the characteristic of acting with careful thought and without haste.
   • Careful consideration or discussion before making a decision: It denotes the process of thinking about or discussing something thoroughly.
   • Slowness or lack of hurry in movement or speech: It can describe a measured, unhurried pace.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The committee's decision required hours of careful deliberation. (The committee's decision required hours of careful thought and discussion.)
  • She spoke with great deliberation, choosing each word carefully. (She spoke with great care and slowness, choosing each word carefully.)
  • After much deliberation, they chose to accept the offer. (After much careful consideration, they chose to accept the offer.)

Advanced Usage

• "To act with deliberation": to act in a careful, thoughtful, and unhurried manner.
  • The surgeon operated with calm deliberation. (The surgeon operated with calm, careful thoughtfulness.)
• "To be under deliberation": to be in the process of being carefully considered or discussed.
  • The new policy is currently under deliberation by the board. (The new policy is currently being carefully considered by the board.)

Variants and Related Words

• Deliberate (verb): to think about or discuss something carefully.
  • The jury will now deliberate on the verdict. (The jury will now carefully consider the verdict.)
• Deliberate (adjective): done consciously, intentionally, or with careful thought; unhurried.
  • He made a deliberate choice to change careers. (He made a conscious, intentional choice to change careers.)
  • She walked with a deliberate pace. (She walked with a slow, unhurried pace.)
• Deliberative (adjective): involved in or intended for careful consideration or debate.
  • The council serves a deliberative function. (The council serves a function of careful consideration and debate.)

Synonyms

• Consideration: careful thought.
• Reflection: serious thought or consideration.
• Circumspection: the quality of being wary and unwilling to take risks; prudence.

Related Phrases

• "Due deliberation": the proper and appropriate amount of careful consideration.
  • The matter was given due deliberation before a vote was taken. (The matter was given the proper amount of careful thought before a vote was taken.)

Idioms

• "With all due deliberation": with the full and proper amount of careful thought and slowness.
  • The judge reviewed the evidence with all due deliberation. (The judge reviewed the evidence with the full and proper amount of careful thought.)

Noun

1. the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision
   • he was a man of judicial deliberation
2. a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
3. planning something carefully and intentionally
   • it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting
4. careful consideration
   • a little deliberation would have deterred them
5. (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
   • the deliberations of the jury