Definitions for debates
de·bates

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1. debatesnoun

   Plural form of debate.

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1. debates

   Debate is a process that involves formal discourse on a particular topic, often including a moderator and audience. In a debate, arguments are put forward for often opposing viewpoints. Debates have historically occurred in public meetings, academic institutions, debate halls, coffeehouses, competitions, and legislative assemblies. Debate has also been conducted for educational and recreational purposes, usually associated with educational establishments and debating societies. These debates put an emphasis upon logical consistency, factual accuracy, and emotional appeal to an audience. Modern forms of competitive debate also include rules for participants to discuss and decide upon the framework of the debate (how the debate will be judged).

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1. debates

   Plural form and verb form of the word debate.

   The debates were very effective and efficient and ensured that the priority was health and then the shared prosperity of all on planet earth.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 9, 2020  

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1. DEBATES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Debates is ranked #54178 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Debates surname appeared 381 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Debates.
   
   95.8% or 365 total occurrences were White.
   1.5% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for debates »

1. beasted

2. bestead

How to pronounce debates?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say debates in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of debates in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of debates in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of debates in a Sentence

1. Ana Navarro:

   I'm pretty damn glum tonight, (Bush has) gotta take the next 10 days...to really figure out how to dominate in the debates.

2. Donald Trump:

   We've had enough debates, in my opinion.

3. Ben Carson:

   Give me a break, we need to mature in the way that we do these debates if they're going to be useful to the American people.

4. Tyrone Sanders:

   I miss fishing with him. I miss him being on the road with me. I miss the debates we used to have. I miss yelling at him, telling him to put the trash out, i just wish he was there.

5. Tom Perez:

   At the highest levels of Fox News, they are not playing it straight, i do not have the confidence that we need to take such an important part of the nomination process, these debates and trust them to folks who at the top levels are consulting Donald Trump before they do anything. I couldnt do that.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Debates
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debates
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html