debate

Definition of debate in English English dictionary: Discussion of opposing views
There has been considerable debate concerning exactly how to format these articles.; To fight
Well knew they both his person, sith of late / With him in bloudie armes they rashly did debate.; (Frequently in French form débat) a type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin; Strife, discord; An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views
There was a bit of a debate over who should pay for the damaged fence.; To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena; An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision
After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion.; {f} argue; discuss; consider; If people debate a topic, they discuss it fairly formally, putting forward different views. You can also say that one person debates a topic with another person. The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today Scholars have debated whether or not Yagenta became a convert He likes to debate issues with his friends; {v} to consider, argue, dispute, contest; {n} a dispute, contest, quarrel; a formal discussion in a house on a bill or other topic in which different views are put to arrive at a decision; put both sides of the case as forcefully as you can, then criticise each side from the perspective of the other; Formal discussion on a matter before the body; a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"; the time allotted to discuss the bill, divided equally between majority and minority parties; If you say that a matter is open to debate, you mean that people have different opinions about it, or it has not yet been firmly decided. Which of them has more musical talent is open to debate; Subject of discussion; To argue the merits of a bill, for and against; a process of inquiry and advocacy seeking reasoned judgment on a proposition Debate allows for two or more sides advocating their positions on a given issues under some set of rules with some kind of judgment to follow from a judge or audience; A debate is a formal discussion, for example in a parliament or institution, in which people express different opinions about a particular subject and then vote on it. There are expected to be some heated debates in parliament over the next few days. + debating de·bat·ing debating skills; discuss the pros and cons of an issue; A deliberative discussion with presentation of arguments for and against Academic debate involves a competitive format with a preset topic, in-depth research, organizing ideas into persuasive presentations, cross examination, and defense against attack; The formal discussion that takes place in the Senate and House in consideration of legislation, giving members an opportunity to state their case for or against a bill and allowing them to challenge their colleague’s position in a structured dialogue governed by specific rules; the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote); To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against; The formal presentation of various viewpoints on matters before the Houses Dissolution: The bringing to an end, by the Governor, of a Parliament, making a new election necessary Division: A vote in a House of Parliament in which a record of the names of Members and how they voted is kept Draft Bill: An early version of a proposed Bill, before it is introduced into Parliament; To contend in words; to dispute; hence, to deliberate; to consider; to discuss or examine different arguments in the mind; often followed by on or upon; To participate in a debate; {i} argument; discussion; have an argument about something; A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views. An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this. = discussion; A discussion of an issue or proposition; the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote) argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"; To engage in combat for; to strive for; The Debate Page provided access to all of Reinventing America's discussion tools--bulletin boards, newsgroups, and chat From the Debate Page, players could discuss and debate the issues with the game's other players To go there, click here The discussion tools are no longer active; To argue the merits of a legislative measure, pro and con; think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"; an argument between two teams (opposition and government) which follows a set of rules and a set of time limits; argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"; - a public gathering where politicians discuss and argue for and against various political issues Debates allow politicians to say how they feel about election issues they support or don't like, and address the candidates they are running against in the election Sometimes members of the public are allowed to ask questions for the politicians to discuss; Discussion or a question according to parliamentary rules; 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; To engage in strife or combat; to fight; A fight or fighting; contest; strife; an organized, public argument for and against a certain idea; a type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin; A discussion of the arguments for and against something A debate is usually rather formal and timed and planned; a formal discussion on a bill or other topic in which different views are put declaration of the poll an announcement of the results of voting at an election democracy 1 government by the people - a way of governing a country in which the people elect representatives to form a government on their behalf; The formal discussion and argumentation of a matter by the members of the Senate and General Assembly during a session Precise limitations on debate in the New Jersey Legislature have been set by the rules of each house; an oral exchange of ideas through a specified structure; If you debate whether to do something or what to do, you think or talk about possible courses of action before deciding exactly what you are going to do. Taggart debated whether to have yet another double vodka I debated going back inside, but decided against it; discussion
debate -: put both sides of the case as forcefully as you can, then criticise each side from the perspective of the other
debate -: - a public gathering where politicians discuss and argue for and against various political issues Debates allow politicians to say how they feel about election issues they support or don't like, and address the candidates they are running against in the election Sometimes members of the public are allowed to ask questions for the politicians to discuss
debate -: a process of inquiry and advocacy seeking reasoned judgment on a proposition Debate allows for two or more sides advocating their positions on a given issues under some set of rules with some kind of judgment to follow from a judge or audience
debate -: a formal discussion in a house on a bill or other topic in which different views are put to arrive at a decision
debate -: The formal discussion and argumentation of a matter by the members of the Senate and General Assembly during a session Precise limitations on debate in the New Jersey Legislature have been set by the rules of each house
debate -: Formal discussion on a matter before the body
debate -: The formal discussion that takes place in the Senate and House in consideration of legislation, giving members an opportunity to state their case for or against a bill and allowing them to challenge their colleague’s position in a structured dialogue governed by specific rules
debate -: The Debate Page provided access to all of Reinventing America's discussion tools--bulletin boards, newsgroups, and chat From the Debate Page, players could discuss and debate the issues with the game's other players To go there, click here The discussion tools are no longer active
debate -: the time allotted to discuss the bill, divided equally between majority and minority parties
debate -: A discussion of the arguments for and against something A debate is usually rather formal and timed and planned
debate -: The formal presentation of various viewpoints on matters before the Houses Dissolution: The bringing to an end, by the Governor, of a Parliament, making a new election necessary Division: A vote in a House of Parliament in which a record of the names of Members and how they voted is kept Draft Bill: An early version of a proposed Bill, before it is introduced into Parliament
debate -: consider: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
debate -: To argue the merits of a legislative measure, pro and con
debate -: argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"
debate -: A deliberative discussion with presentation of arguments for and against Academic debate involves a competitive format with a preset topic, in-depth research, organizing ideas into persuasive presentations, cross examination, and defense against attack
debate -: an oral exchange of ideas through a specified structure
debate -: To argue the merits of a bill, for and against
debate -: a formal discussion on a bill or other topic in which different views are put declaration of the poll an announcement of the results of voting at an election democracy 1 government by the people - a way of governing a country in which the people elect representatives to form a government on their behalf
debate -: an organized, public argument for and against a certain idea
debate -: A discussion of an issue or proposition
debate -: an argument between two teams (opposition and government) which follows a set of rules and a set of time limits
debate -: Discussion or a question according to parliamentary rules
debate -: argument: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
debate -: argue: have an argument about something
debate -: discuss the pros and cons of an issue
debate -: the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)
debated: disputed, under discussion, not settled
debated: Simple past tense and past participle of debate
debater: One who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues
William is a great debater.
debated: {a} argued, disputed, deliberated
debater: {n} one who debates, one who wrangles
floor debate: A debate which occurs when a bill or resolution is on the floor of the House or Senate and the parties present arguments why their colleagues should vote in favor of their side
TV debate: discussion or debate which is televised
acrimonious debate: bitter dispute
debated: past of debate
debater: someone who engages in debate
debater: {i} polemicist; one participating in a debate
debater: A debater is someone who takes part in debates. They are skilled debaters. someone who speaks in a formal debate
debater: One who debates; one given to argument; a disputant; a controvertist
debates: plural of debate
debating: present participle of debate
debating: The act of discussing or arguing; discussion
debating: debation
futile debate: useless argument
public debate: {i} formal disputation (usually followed by a vote)
useless debate: argument that has no productive outcome

debate

Hyphenation

de·bate

Turkish pronunciation

dıbeyt

Synonyms

agitation, altercation, argument, argumentation, blah-blah, cogitation, contention, contest, controversy, controverting, deliberation, dialectic, disputation, dispute, forensic

Antonyms

agreement, agree, go along

Pronunciation

/dəˈbāt/ /dəˈbeɪt/

Etymology

[ di-bAt, dE- ] (noun.) 13th century. From Old French debatre (“to fight, contend, debate, also literarlly to beat down”), from Romanic desbattere, from Latin dis- (“apart, in different directions”) + battuere (“to beat, to fence”).