| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In the manner of a debate.[Websters]
2. In a disputed manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a frayed manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a conflicting manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a broiled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a brooding manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a tangled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a warring manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a jarring manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective debating.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Debating) | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb debate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (debate) | 1. Argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary".[Wordnet]. 2. Think about carefully; weigh.[Wordnet]. 3. Discuss the pros and cons of an issue.[Wordnet]. 4. Have an argument about something.[Wordnet]. 5. To engage in combat for; to strive for.[Websters]. 6. To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against.[Websters]. 7. To engage in strife or combat; to fight.[Websters]. 8. To contend in words; to dispute; hence, to deliberate; to consider; to discuss or examine different arguments in the mind; -- often followed by on or upon.[Websters]. 9. Base verb from the following inflections: debating, debated, debates, debater, debaters, debatingly and debatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DEBATINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: debate
| Domain | Definition | ||
| General | Discussion which takes place within a meeting. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Law | DEBATE, legislation, practice. 1. A contestation between two or more persons, in which they take different sides of a question, and maintain them, respectively, by facts and arguments; or it is a discussion, in writing, of some contested point. 2. The debate should be conducted with fairness, candor and decorum, and supported by facts and arguments founded in reason; when, in addition, it is ornamented by learning, and decorated by the powers of rhetoric, it becomes eloquent and persuasive. It is essential that the power of debate should be free, in order to an energetic discharge of his duty by the debtor. 3. The Constitution of the United States, art. 1, s. 6, provides, that for any speech or debate, in either house, the senators and representatives shall not be questioned in any other place. 4. It is a rule of the common law, that counsel may, in, the discharge of professional duty, use strong epithets, however derogatory to the character of the opponent, or his attorney, or other agent or witness, in commenting on the facts of the case, if pertinent to the cause, and stated in his instructions, without any liability to any action for the supposed slander, whether the thing stated were true or false. 1 B. & Ald. 232; 3 Dow's R. 273, 277, 279; 7 Bing. R. 459; S. C. 20 E. C. L. R. 198. Respectable and sensible counsel, however, will always refrain from the indulgence of any unjust severity, both on their own personal account, and because browheating a witness, or other person, will injuriously affect their case in the eyes of a respectable court and jury. 3 Chit. Pr. 887, 8. (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | Debate, also Debating outside the USA and Canada, is a formalized system of (usually) logical argument. Rules governing debate allow groups and individuals to discuss and decide issues and differences. Debate is a common process in deliberative bodies such as parliaments, legislative assemblies, and meetings of all sorts. Outcomes of debates may be decided by voting, by judges, or by combination of both. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: debate
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Abortion debate | Even the term "choice" is controversial in that its very use hides the specific choice being considered, namely the killing of human life. Likewise, the designation of the human fetus as "human" is controversial among pro-choice activists, as this humanization of the fetus presents limitations on abortion. Equally, the term "life" implies the fetus is "alive" as an independent being and therefore implies the status of personhood. Conversely, the clinical term "fetus" presents the problem of dehumanizing the fetal being as non-human. (references) | ||
| Adjournment debate | In the Westminster System, an adjournment debate is a debate on the motion, "That this House do now adjourn." In practice, this is a way of enabling the House to have a debate on a subject without considering a substantive motion. (references) | ||
| American Debate Association | The American Debate Association began in 1985 as an intercollegiate debate association. It uses the resolution selected by the Cross Examination Debate Association and the National Debate Tournament. Currently they have 66 member schools. (references) | ||
| Balloon debate | A balloon debate is a debate in which a number of speakers attempt to win the approval of an audience. The audience is invited to imagine that the speakers are flying in a hot-air balloon which is sinking and that someone must be thrown out if everyone is not to die. Each speaker has to make the case why they should not be thrown out of the balloon to save the remainder. Typically each participant speaks on behalf of a famous person, profession, fictional character, etc. (references) | ||
| Bike lane debate | Even bike lane supporters acknowledge that there are poorly designed bike lanes. But bike lane opponents oppose all bike lanes based on problems with the very concept of a bike lane that is therefore inherent in all bike lanes. The purpose of this entry is to make clear the benefits and drawbacks claimed by both sides of the debate. These are listed below; rebuttals to each are indented and italicized below the benefit/drawback being rebutted. Rebuttals to rebuttals are indented (and not italicized) one level more, and so on. (references) | ||
| Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate | The Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate (CUSID generally, and SUCDI in French) is the national organization which governs and represents university-level debating and public speaking in Canada. It sanctions several official annual tournaments and represents the interests of Canadian debating domestically and abroad. Its membership consists of student debating unions, sanctioned by their respective universities, from across Canada. (references) | ||
| Capital of Japan debate | Tokyo's official status as capital of Japan is generally not in dispute, but it is not legally defined. In fact, there is a dispute as to exactly when Tokyo became the capital: some say that it occurred when Tokyo prefecture was established in 1868, others say that it occurred when Edo Castle became Tokyo Castle that same year, and still others say that it occurred when Tokyo Castle became the Imperial Castle (now the Kokyo) in 1869. Historically speaking, while there was an Imperial edict transferring the capital to Heiankyo, such a basis has never been provided for the transfer from Kyoto to Tokyo. So, today, there are some people who say that since the transfer to Heiankyo was valid, Kyoto is still the capital of Japan, while some say that Tokyo and Kyoto are both simultaneously capitals of Japan. (references) | ||
| Citizens' Debate Commission | The Citizens' Debate Commission (CDC) is a nonpartisan organization, formed in 2004, that was established to sponsor future general election presidential debates. (references) | ||
| Cross Examination Debate Association | Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) is the largest intercollegiate debate association in the United States. (references) | ||
| Cycle path debate | A cycle path or bike path is a track or road designated for use by cyclists that is physically separated from roads used by motor vehicles. It may be built for the purpose, or it may be an existing path marked as a cycle path. In some countries cycle paths are shared with pedestrians. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: debate
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Cad. Debate | Library Science | Cadernos de Debate. Univ. Estadual de Campinas, Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Alimentação. Campinas, Brazil. (references) | |
| Debate Agrar. | Library Science | 1: Debate Agrario. Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (CEPES). Lima. (references) | |
| 2: Debate Agrario. Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales. Lima. (references) | |||
| Debate Fem. | Library Science | Debate Feminista. Epiqueya, A.C. México. (references) | |
| Ecuad. Debate | Library Science | Ecuador Debate. Centro Andino de Accin Popular. Quito. (references) | |
| Parliamentary Debate on the Speech from the Throne | Politics & International Affaires | Jaarlijks debat in de Tweede Kamer en de Eerste Kamer met de regering naar aanleiding van de Troonrede, Miljoenennota en Rijksbegroting. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Rupert of Debate | Literature | 1: Edward Geoffrey, fourteenth Earl of Derby. It was when he was Mr. Stanley, and the opponent of the great O (i.e. O'Connell), that Lord Lytton so describes him. (1799-1869.) 2: "The brilliant chief, irregularly great, 3: Frank, baughty, bold- the Rupert of Debate." 4: New Timon. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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