debate, n.
(debates)
freq. cnt. 22
(debates)
freq. cnt. 22
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 2
argument argumentation debate
sample sentences
"the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
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derivationally related form
the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
debate disputation public debate
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