DEBATES
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
noun
- 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.”
- An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.“The debate over the age of the universe is thousands of years old.”
- Discussion of opposing views.“There has been considerable debate concerning exactly how to format these articles.”
- (frequently in the 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.
verb
- To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.“"Debate me, coward!" snarled the completely normal intellectual.”
- To fight.
- To engage in combat for; to strive for.
- To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide“He was debating where he'd spend his holiday.”
Source: Wiktionary
