Definition of debates. Meaning of debates. Synonyms of debates

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Definition of debates

Debate
Debate De*bate", v. i. 1. To engage in strife or combat; to fight. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Well could he tourney and in lists debate. --Spenser. 2. To contend in words; to dispute; hence, to deliberate; to consider; to discuss or examine different arguments in the mind; -- often followed by on or upon. He presents that great soul debating upon the subject of life and death with his intimate friends. --Tatler.

Meaning of debates from wikipedia

- with a moderator and an audience. In a debate, arguments are put forward for common opposing viewpoints. Debates have historically occurred in public meetings...
- The Lincoln–Douglas debates were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican Party candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois...
- of veiling parliamentary debates as debates of fictitious societies or bodies. The names under which parliamentary debates were published include Proceedings...
- The Munk Debates are a semi-annual series of debates on major policy issues held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are run by the Aurea Foundation, a...
- debates, held on television since 1974 United States presidential debates, debates that occur between the main candidates for the American president,...
- these debates. Candidate debates are not constitutionally mandated, but they are now considered an intrinsic part of the election process. The debates are...
- Presidential Debates. There were three initially planned scheduled debates. The first debate took place on September 29, 2020. The next debate was scheduled...
- War: The Putney Debates, The British Civil Wars & Commonwealth website The Putney Debates 1647 St Mary’s Church Putney Putney debates The British Library...
- The Bohr–Einstein debates were a series of public disputes about quantum mechanics between Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr. Their debates are remembered because...
- presidential debates are a series of scheduled debates between major candidates of the 2024 United States presidential election. Four general election debates sponsored...