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Definition of Deliberation
Deliberation

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.

Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.

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Deliberation Quotations

Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.
Samuel Johnson

Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.
Ambrose Bierce

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.
Horace

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
Charles de Gaulle

The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough.
Andrew Jackson

Deliberation Translations

deliberation in Latin is consilium, consulatio


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