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==Etymology== In a speech to the electorate at Bristol in 1774, [[Edmund Burke]] described the [[Parliament of Great Britain|British Parliament]] as a "deliberative assembly", and the expression became the basic term for a body of persons meeting to discuss and determine common action.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Burke|1854|p = 447}}</ref><ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|p = xxix}}</ref> Merriam-Webster's definition excludes legislatures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of DELIBERATIVE ASSEMBLY |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deliberative+assembly |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Merriam-Webster |language=en}}</ref>
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