debate

Definition:
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).
3. Argue with one another.
4. Think about carefully; weigh.

Use 'debate' in a sentence:

• 1. The acrimonious debate on the agenda ended indecisively.
• 2. There is an ongoing debate on the issue.
• 3. As the debate went on, tempers began to fray.
• 4. We seem to be straying from the main theme of the debate.
• 5. The debate was thrown open to the audience.
• 6. This debate will run and run!
• 7. This has been the subject of intense scholarly debate.
• 8. Anti-war protesters disrupted the debate.
• 9. Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate?
• 10. There was a nationwide debate on whether the asylum laws should be changed.
• 11. He did not want to enter into a semantic debate.
• 12. I thought they came off very well in the debate.
• 13. The students debated the aesthetic of the poems.
• 14. After a long debate, Congress approved the proposal.
• 15. An intense debate is going on within the Israeli government.
• 16. The debate soon degenerated into open warfare.
• 17. The theatre's future is a subject of considerable debate.
• 18. The minister opened the debate.
• 19. There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this.
• 20. This television programme provoked a spirited debate.
• 21. The committee will debate whether to lower the age of club membership to 16.
• 22. The debate was televised in front of a live audience.
• 23. There had been much debate on the issue of childcare.
• 24. The question of the origin of the universe is still hotly debated by scientists.
• 25. The debate seems to have lost much of its initial impetus.
• 26. The debate veered away from the main topic of discussion.
• 27. Television is now an important forum for political debate.
• 28. The quarterly had been a forum for sound academic debate.
• 29. The debate simply revived old hatreds.
• 30. She has been trying to revive the debate over equal pay.
• 31. The United Nations Security Council will debate the issue today.
• 32. The new information adds fuel to the debate over safety procedures.
• 33. The government is claiming the high ground in the education debate.
• 34. They have tabled a motion for debate at the next Party Conference.
• 35. She really lammed into her opponent during the debate.
• 36. In debate he was a formidable opponent.
• 37. The television debate was moderated by a law professor.
• 38. Climate change is still very much a subject for debate.
• 39. Who would like to lead off the debate?
• 40. The debate was highly emotional at times.
• 41. Their opinions were at opposite poles of the debate.
• 42. His comments provided a focus for debate.
• 43. We need to shift the focus of this debate.
• 44. Our next class will take the form of a debate.
• 45. His speech has provoked a raging debate.
• 46. Rarely has a debate attracted so much media attention.