deliberation

noun

/dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn/

(formal)

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[uncountable, countable, usually plural] the process of carefully considering or discussing something
- After ten hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty’.
- The deliberations of the committee are completely confidential.
Extra Examples
- The jurors will now begin their deliberations.
- your deliberations on his future
- After much deliberation, we have decided to award the title to Springfield College.
- The jury's deliberations lasted over five days.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- careful
- rational
- thoughtful
- …
verb + deliberation
- begin
- start
- resume
- …
preposition
- deliberation about
- deliberation on
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[uncountable] the quality of being slow and careful in what you say or do
- She signed her name with great deliberation.
- With slow deliberation, he tore the letter into pieces.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- calm
- slow
- great
- …
preposition
- with deliberation
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin deliberatio(n-), from deliberare ‘consider carefully’, from de- ‘down’ + librare ‘weigh’ (from libra ‘scales’).

单词	deliberation
释义	deliberation noun /dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn/ /dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn/ (formal) jump to other results [uncountable, countable, usually plural] the process of carefully considering or discussing something After ten hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty’. The deliberations of the committee are completely confidential. Extra Examples The jurors will now begin their deliberations. your deliberations on his future After much deliberation, we have decided to award the title to Springfield College. The jury's deliberations lasted over five days. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective careful rational thoughtful … verb + deliberation begin start resume … preposition deliberation about deliberation on See full entry [uncountable] the quality of being slow and careful in what you say or do She signed her name with great deliberation. With slow deliberation, he tore the letter into pieces. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective calm slow great … preposition with deliberation See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin deliberatio(n-), from deliberare ‘consider carefully’, from de- ‘down’ + librare ‘weigh’ (from libra ‘scales’).
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