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debate

English

  1. 🔊 the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
  2. 🔊 a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
    “the argument over foreign aid goes on and on”
  3. 🔊 argue with one another
    “We debated the question of abortion”
  4. 🔊 discuss the pros and cons of an issue
  5. 🔊 think about carefully
    “They considered the possibility of a strike”
  6. 🔊 have an argument about something

Spanish

  1. 🔊 debate debate
  2. 🔊 debatir to debate

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