/dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn/
de·lib·er·ation
BrE /dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn/
NAmE /dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn/
(formal)
[U, C, usually pl.]
the process of carefully considering or discussing sth
After ten hours of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty’.
The deliberations of the committee are completely confidential.
[U]
the quality of being slow and careful in what you say or do
She signed her name with great deliberation.