debate

Definition for debate

noun as in discussion of issues; consideration

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argument, contest, controversy, deliberation, dispute, match

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agitation, altercation, argumentation, cogitation, contention, controverting, dialectic, disputation, hassle, meditation, mooting, polemic, rebutting, reflection, refuting, tiff, words, wrangle

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blah-blah, forensic

verb as in argue, discuss

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answer, bicker, consider, contest, deliberate, oppose, question, wrangle

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agitate, altercate, bandy, canvass, cogitate, confab, confute, contend, controvert, demonstrate, differ, disprove, dispute, hassle, moot, pettifog, prove, reason, rebut, refute, rehash

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bump heads, chew the fat, cross swords, discept, hammer away at, hash over, have at it, kick around, knock around, lock horns, pick a bone, put up argument, set to, talk back, talk game, thrash out, toss around

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When I last visited Ken in hospital, he had just tuned into a political debate on BBC Radio Five Live - he kept it on in the background as we chatted.

From BBC

In practice, the effects of raising the minimum wage on inflation and on unemployment are complex and hotly debated.

From Los Angeles Times

Announcing the review, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said there were legitimate concerns that needed looking at but he also criticised the "toxic nature of the debate", saying it had left PAs feeling demoralised.

From BBC

In a town hall last year sponsored by News Nation, Kennedy complained that “experts” often end up on opposite sides of a debate, which he took as an indication that they shouldn’t be believed.

From Los Angeles Times

There is also a fierce international debate on how to keep young people safe online, with Australia recently proposing banning social media for under-16s.

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What are other ways to say debate?

To debate is to interchange formal (usually opposing) arguments, especially on public questions: to debate a proposed amendment. To argue is to present one’s reasons: The scientists argued for a safer testing procedure; it may also imply disputing in an angry or excited way: His parents argue all the time. To discuss is to present varied opinions and views: to discuss ways and means.

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