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Deliberative — De*lib er*a*tive, a. [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. [1913 Webster] A consummate work of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deliberative Council of Princes and Ministers — The Deliberative Council of Princes and Ministers (simplified Chinese: 议政王大臣; traditional Chinese: 議政王大臣; pinyin: yìzhèng wáng dàchén), also known as the Council of Princes and High Officials or simply as the Deliberative Council (simplified… … Wikipedia
deliberative — deliberatively, adv. deliberativeness, n. /di lib euhr euh tiv, euh ray tiv/, adj. 1. having the function of deliberating, as a legislative assembly: a deliberative body. 2. having to do with policy; dealing with the wisdom and expediency of a… … Universalium
deliberative — now means only (1) ‘appointed for the purpose of deliberation or debate’, • (The political bureau was now to consist of 400 members and would be a deliberative rather than an executive body Keesings, 1990) and (2) ‘using deliberation’ • (Some… … Modern English usage
Deliberative democracy — Part of the Politics series Democracy History · Vari … Wikipedia
Deliberative assembly — A deliberative assembly is an organization comprising members who use parliamentary procedure to make decisions. In a speech to the electorate at Bristol in 1774, Edmund Burke described the English Parliament as a deliberative assembly, [1] and… … Wikipedia
body — n. substance firmness 1) to give body to group unit 2) an advisory; deliberative; elected; governing; student body; the body politic 3) in a body (they presented their petition in a body) physical object 4) a foreign body (to remove a foreign… … Combinatory dictionary
General Assembly — noun the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations • Hypernyms: ↑deliberative assembly • Member Holonyms: ↑United Nations, ↑UN * * * noun 1. : the highest ecclesiastical judiciary or governing board of certain national churches … Useful english dictionary
Convocation of the English Clergy — For other uses, see Convocation. The Convocation of the English Clergy is a synodical assembly of the Church of England consisting of bishops and clergy. Contents 1 Background and introduction 2 History 2.1 Before 1295 … Wikipedia
Convocation of the English Clergy — • The technical name given in the Church of England to what corresponds in some respects to a provincial synod, though in other respects it differs widely from it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Convocation of the English Clergy … Catholic encyclopedia
