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Related / Similar Words: argument, argumentation, disputation, public debate, argue, contend, fence, deliberate, consider, moot, turn over

Definition:

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on";

the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote);

argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary";

have an argument about something;

discuss the pros and cons of an issue;

think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind";

Hyponyms: stickle, spar, quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble, quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate, oppose, vex, see, premeditate, wrestle, think twice

Grouped Verbs: study, consider

Entailments: disagree, differ, dissent, take issue

Derivational Morphology: argue, contend, fence, deliberate, reason, indicate, quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate, argument, argumentation, debater, arguer, controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, arguing, deliberation, weighing, advisement, deliberateness, public debate, consideration

Language Translations:
Albanian: debat and debatoj		Dutch: debat and debatteren
Finnish: väitellä and väittely		French: débat and débattre
German: Debatte and debattieren		Greek: αντιπαραθέτω, συζητώ, συνεξετάζω and δίβατον
Ido: debatar		Italian: dibattere and dibattito
Russian: дебат and дискутировать		Swedish: debatt and debattera
Turkish: münazara and tartışmak

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