单词 | deliberant |
释义 | deliberantn. A person who deliberates a particular subject with others, esp. as part of an assembly or other body. Formerly also: †a person who engages in careful reflection (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [noun] > one who ponders ponderer?1526 considerera1568 contemplator1597 deliberator1598 surveyor1606 chewer1612 head-scratcher1618 considerator1658 reflecter1665 reflector1665 deliberant1672 preoccupier1746 ruminator1758 phrontist1822 incubator1851 1672 O. Walker Of Educ. i. xv. 202 It is not possible to judge of these but by experience, which the Deliberant is supposed not to have. 1767 L. Let. to G. G. 14 It was wonderful therefore that heat should arise, when there were only shades of difference among the deliberants! 1824 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 395 Experience has proved the benefit of subjecting questions to two separate bodies of deliberants. 2013 K. O'Doherty in K. O'Doherty & E. Einsiedel Public Engagement & Emerging Technol. viii. 136 When dealing with a topic about which deliberants have little or no knowledge, they might also be less likely to express substantive opinions on it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1672 |
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