debates
noun(de-bate)
a contention by words or arguments : such as
debates
noun(de-bate)
the formal discussion of a motion before a deliberative body according to the rules of parliamentary procedure
debates
noun(de-bate)
a regulated discussion of a proposition between two matched sides
debates
verb(de-bate)
fight, contend
debates
verb(de-bate)
to contend in words
debates
verb(de-bate)
to discuss a question by considering opposed arguments