debate

debate
01. The leaders of the two major political parties will have a [debate] on television tonight.
02. It is [debatable] whether or not living together before marriage reduces the chance of divorce.
03. We held a [debate] in class about capital punishment today.
04. The government is [debating] the possibility of raising taxes on cigarettes once again.
05. My wife and I are [debating] selling our house now that the children have moved away.
06. His [debating] skills are excellent, so he wins every argument he has.
07. The five-hundred-year-long [debate] about the identity of the person in the painting "The Mona Lisa" has yet to be settled.
08. The company is [debating] whether or not to get out of the clothing business and concentrate on its shoe stores.
09. Joseph Joubert once stated that it is better to [debate] a question without settling it than to settle it without [debate].
10. My wife and I are [debating] whether we should buy a house or not.
11. The [debate] in Parliament today was particularly heated.
12. Adbusters Magazine once challenged a major producer of vodka to a public [debate] on the harmful effects of alcohol.
13. It is somewhat depressing to note that one of the biggest [debates] on campus last year was over which soft drink to carry in the university vending machines.
14. We [debated] the pros and cons of the idea for a few days, but ultimately decided to go for it.
15. The national emblem of Belarus has undergone a great deal of [debate] over the past few years and its design has been changed several times.
16. In 1955, the French delegation to the U.N. withdrew after the world organization voted to [debate] the situation in Algeria.
17. Spirited [debate] and competition are the essence of creativity.
18. A recent report noted that while the developed nations [debate] how to fuel their power plants, a quarter of the world's population have no access to electricity or gasoline.
19. The extent to which German citizens knew of the mass murder of Jews has been a much [debated] issue.
20. Amos Alcott once suggested that [debate] is masculine, conversation is feminine.

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  • Debate — De*bate , n. [F. d[ e]bat, fr. d[ e]battre. See {Debate}, v. t.] 1. A fight or fighting; contest; strife. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] On the day of the Trinity next ensuing was a great debate . . . and in that murder there were slain . . . fourscore …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • debate — I verb agitate, altercate, argue, argue pros and cons, attempt to disprove, bandy, battle verbally, canvass, confer with, confute, consider, consult with, contend, contest, controvert, deliberate, disagree, discept, discuss, dispute, engage in… …   Law dictionary

  • Debate — De*bate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Debating}.] [OF. debatre, F. d[ e]battre; L. de + batuere to beat. See {Batter}, v. t., and cf. {Abate}.] 1. To engage in combat for; to strive for. [1913 Webster] Volunteers . . .… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Debate — De*bate , v. i. 1. To engage in strife or combat; to fight. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Well could he tourney and in lists debate. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To contend in words; to dispute; hence, to deliberate; to consider; to discuss or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • debate — n disputation, forensic, *argumentation, dialectic Analogous words: controversy, *argument, dispute: contention, dis sension (see DISCORD) debate vb dispute, argue, *discuss, agitate Analogous words: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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