
1) Altercate 2) Argue 3) Argue over 4) Argufy 5) Argument 6) Argumentation 7) Brabble 8) Controvert 9) Conversation 10) Discussions 11) Disputation 12) Meeting 13) Moot 14) Negotiations 15) Oppose 16) Pettifog 17) Premeditate 18) Set-to 19) Stickle 20) Talks 21) Discussion
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1) Argue 2) Argue a question 3) Argue formally 4) Argue over 5) Argue the issues 6) Argue with one another 7) Argument 8) Argument over bands 9) Argumentation 10) British isles inhabitant 11) Campaign event 12) Campaign feature 13) Campaign highlight 14) Campaign meeting 15) Campaign season entertainment
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[parliamentary procedure] Debate or discussion in parliamentary procedure refers to discussion on the merits of a pending question; that is, whether it should or not be agreed to. Robert`s Rules of Order notes that `Debate, rightly understood, is an essential element in the making of rational decisions of consequence by intelligent people.`...
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• (v. t.) Contention in words or arguments; discussion for the purpose of elucidating truth or influencing action; strife in argument; controversy; as, the debates in Parliament or in Congress. • (v. t.) To engage in combat for; to strive for. • (v. t.) Subject of discussion. • (v. i.) To engage in strife or combat; to fight. &b...
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formal, oral confrontation between two individuals, teams, or groups who present arguments to support opposing sides of a question, generally ... [7 related articles]
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De·bate' intransitive verb 1. To engage in strife or combat; to fight. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. « Well could he tourney and in lists
debate .»
Spenser. 2. To contend in words; to dispute; hence, to deliberate; to consider; to discuss or examine differen...
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De·bate' noun [ French
débat , from
débattre . See
Debate ,
transitive verb ]
1. A fight or fighting; contest; strife. [ Archaic] « On the day of the Trinity next ensuing was a great
debate . . . and in that murder there were slain...
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De·bate' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Debated ; present participle & verbal noun Debating .] [ Old French debatre , French débattre ; Latin de + batuere to beat. See Batter ,
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[
n] - the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote) 2. [v] - discuss the pros and cons of an issue 3. [v] - argue with one another
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a formal discussion in a house on a bill or other topic in which different views are put to arrive at a decision
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turn over verb think about carefully; weigh; `They considered the possibility of a strike`; `Turn the proposal over in your mind`
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disputation noun the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)
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means to evaluate the pros and cons (arguments for and against; advantages and disadvantages; positives and negatives) of a topic.
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[Scientific terms] a discussion with reasons for and against some proposal
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