Debate
/dɪˈbeɪt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Debate
noun
- 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."
- An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
"The debate over the age of the universe is thousands of years old."
- Discussion of opposing views.
"There has been considerable debate concerning exactly how to format these articles."
- (frequently in the French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin.
- Strife, discord.
verb
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