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. Michael Shermer:

   It is sad that while science moves ahead in exciting new areas of research, fine-tuning our knowledge of how life originated and evolved, creationists remain mired in medieval debates about angels on the head of a pin and animals in the belly of an Ark.

2. Terry Madonna:

   Hillary is not known for debates, she does much better in small groups, she does not do well in big arenas, she is not compelling. Right now she is pursuing the front-runner strategy, in that she can be hurt more by a primary process that gets combative in debates. So she speaks more to selective audiences.

3. Alex Conant:

   We have a strategy to be first in February, and we're on track to accomplishing that. Marco Rubio did very well in the first two debates, and it's a good thing for our campaign that we have 10 more debates.

4. Hendrik Willem Van Loon:

   The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress.

5. Jeff Weaver:

   We would love to have debates: The more debates, the better, it's healthy for the Democratic Party to have more debates.

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