Main entry: debate, argument, argumentation
Definition: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
Usage: the argument over foreign aid goes on and on
Main entry: public debate, debate, disputation
Definition: the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
Main entry: debate
Definition: argue with one another
Usage: We debated the question of abortion; John debated Mary
Main entry: fence, argue, contend, debate
Definition: have an argument about something
Main entry: debate, deliberate
Definition: discuss the pros and cons of an issue
Main entry: debate, deliberate, consider, moot, turn over
Definition: think about carefully; weigh
Usage: They considered the possibility of a strike; Turn the proposal over in your mind