debate (noun)

  • 41relevance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, wider ▪ limited, marginal ▪ This debate has limited relevance to our current concerns. ▪ dubious …

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  • 42closure — noun 1》 an act or process of closing. 2》 a device that closes or seals something. 3》 (in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote. 4》 a feeling that an emotional or traumatic experience has been resolved. verb… …

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  • 43talkathon — noun informal a prolonged discussion or debate. Origin 1930s (orig. US, denoting a debate artificially prolonged to prevent the progress of a bill): blend of talk and marathon …

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  • 44arguer — noun someone who engages in debate • Syn: ↑debater • Derivationally related forms: ↑argue, ↑debate (for: ↑debater) • Hypernyms: ↑disputant, ↑ …

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  • 45debater — noun someone who engages in debate • Syn: ↑arguer • Derivationally related forms: ↑argue (for: ↑arguer), ↑debate • Hypernyms: ↑disputant, ↑ …

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  • 46omega-3 — noun a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning • Syn: ↑omega 3 fatty acid • Hypernyms: ↑polyunsaturated fatty acid • Hyponyms: ↑alpha linolenic acid, ↑docosahexaenoic acid,… …

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  • 47oral presentation — noun delivering an address to a public audience people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking • Syn: ↑public speaking, ↑speechmaking, ↑speaking • Derivationally related forms: ↑speak (for: ↑ …

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  • 48whip hand — noun position of advantage and control (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑upper hand • Hypernyms: ↑superiority, ↑favorable position, ↑favourable position * * * noun 1 …

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  • 49cut and thrust — noun 1. : cutting and thrusting with a sword 2. : the interplay of a sharp struggle the inevitability of war between the two … powers was implicit … in the cut and thrust necessarily concealed at the time Times Literary Supplement * * * cut and… …

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  • 50congress — noun 1 large formal meeting/series of meetings ADJECTIVE ▪ international, national, world ▪ annual ▪ party ▪ extraordinary …

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