Synonym: argue, discuss, dispute, reason. Similar words: date back to, debut, bat, debris, give back, baths, combat, double back. Meaning: [dɪ'beɪt] 
n. 1. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal 2. the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote). v. 1. argue with one another 2. think about carefully; weigh 3. discuss the pros and cons of an issue 4. have an argument about something.
n. 1. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal 2. the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote). v. 1. argue with one another 2. think about carefully; weigh 3. discuss the pros and cons of an issue 4. have an argument about something. 
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121, We have tried to present both sides of the debate.
122, The central issue of the debate was hardly touched on in his speech.
123, How we proceed from here is a matter for debate.
124, The government is claiming the high ground in the education debate.
125, There was a nationwide debate on whether the asylum laws should be changed.
126, She used her novels as a medium for encouraging political debate.
127, The committee will debate whether to lower the age of club membership to 16.
128, The two candidates will square off on this issue in a debate tomorrow.
129, Prison conditions have been pushed to the forefront of public debate.
130, After three hours of impassioned debate the motion was defeated.
131, The debate seems to have lost much of its initial impetus.
132, He did not want to enter into a semantic debate.
133, We hope that the debate on this issue will continue to flow.
134, The burning question in this year's debate over the federal budget is: whose taxes should be raised?
135, The government is trying to bring teachers into the debate on education.
136, They have tabled a motion for debate at the next Party Conference.
137, The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today.
138, Many of these points were raised during the debate on prison reform.
139, There was some debate as to whether the benefit scheme should be withdrawn or simply allowed to wither on the vine.
140, His comments are bound to add fuel to the debate.
141, The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.
142, The TV debate was a cop-out: it didn't tackle any of the real issues.
143, It would have been better to hold the debate during the day.
144, There was much lively debate about whether women should spend more time in the home.
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145, Many leading charities have contributed to the debate on world poverty.
146, The art of debate is alive and well in our schools.
147, Concern over the rising level of joblessness was a feature of yesterday's debate.
148, Lawyers have a direct financial interest in the outcome of the debate.
149, Labour quickly moved a closure motion to end the debate.
150, There were moves to force a reopening of the debate.