Debate

  • 11debate — [n] discussion of issues; consideration agitation, altercation, argument, argumentation, blah blah*, cogitation, contention, contest, controversy, controverting, deliberation, dialectic, disputation, dispute, forensic, hassle, match, meditation,… …

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  • 12debate — s. m. 1. Discussão em que os discutidores procuram trazer os assistentes à sua opinião. 2. Disputa, contenda …

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  • 13debate — (De debatir). 1. m. controversia (ǁ discusión). 2. Contienda, lucha, combate …

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  • 14Debate — Discussion redirects here. For a related article, see Discourse. For discussion in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Talk page. University Debating Competitions Asian Championship · Australasian Championship · Canadian Championship ·… …

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  • 15debate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 discussion ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable ▪ growing ▪ the growing debate on school reform ▪ fierce, heated, intense …

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  • 16debate — de|bate1 W2S1 [dıˈbeıt] n 1.) [U and C] discussion of a particular subject that often continues for a long time and in which people express different opinions ▪ the gun control debate in the US ▪ The new drug has become the subject of heated… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17debate — I UK [dɪˈbeɪt] / US noun Word forms debate : singular debate plural debates *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a discussion in which people or groups state different opinions about a subject debate about/on/over: There has been intense debate over… …

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  • 18debate — de|bate1 [ dı beıt ] noun *** count or uncount a discussion in which people or groups state different opinions about a subject: debate about/on/over: There has been intense debate over the handling of illegal immigrants. (a)… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19debate — I n. 1) to conduct, hold; moderate a debate 2) an acrimonious, bitter; heated, lively, sharp, spirited debate 3) a campaign; parliamentary debate 4) a debate about; with II v. 1) to debate heatedly, hotly 2) (D; intr.) to debate about (to debate… …

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  • 20debate — 1 /dI beIt/ noun 1 (C, U) discussion or argument on a subject that people have different opinions about (+ on/over/about): As yet there has been little public debate on these issues. | fierce/heated/intense debate (=discussion involving very… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English