Debate

  • 21debate — 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… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 22debate — debater, n. debatingly, adv. /di bayt /, n., v., debated, debating. n. 1. a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints: a debate in the Senate on farm price supports. 2. a formal contest in which the… …

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  • 23debate — [[t]dɪbe͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ debates, debating, debated 1) N VAR: oft N on/over/about n A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views. An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government... There has been a lot of… …

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  • 24debate — 1. noun a) 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. b) An informal and …

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  • 25debate — {{11}}debate (n.) early 14c., a quarrel, dispute, disagreement, from O.Fr. debat; see DEBATE (Cf. debate) (v.). Sense of a formal dispute, a debating contest is perhaps from early 15c. {{12}}debate (v.) late 14c., to quarrel, dispute, also… …

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  • 26debate — ► sustantivo masculino 1 Discusión sobre un determinado tema entre dos o más personas que se reúnen públicamente para este fin: ■ hizo de moderadora en el debate entre los respresentantes de las principales fuerzas políticas. SINÓNIMO… …

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  • 27debate — s m Discusión que se hace de dos o más puntos de vista, de argumentos contrarios o contradictorios: un acalorado debate, un debate político, poner a debate …

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  • 28debate*/*/*/ — [dɪˈbeɪt] noun I 1) [C/U] a discussion in which people or groups state different opinions about a subject The proposals provoked a fierce debate.[/ex] There has been intense debate over the treatment of illegal immigrants.[/ex] 2) [C] a formal… …

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  • 29debate — {{#}}{{LM D11518}}{{〓}} {{SynD11786}} {{[}}debate{{]}} ‹de·ba·te› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Intercambio y enfrentamiento de ideas o de argumentos sobre un asunto: • un debate político.{{○}} {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} De debatir. {{#}}{{LM SynD11786}}{{〓}} …

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  • 30debate — I. noun Date: 13th century a contention by words or arguments: as a. the formal discussion of a motion before a deliberative body according to the rules of parliamentary procedure b. a regulated discussion of a proposition between two matched… …

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