debate
noun
a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints.
debater
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a word derived from
debate.
Example Sentences
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Cárdenas was a bad debater and a dull speaker who read his speeches and rarely flashed a smile, said Manuel Camacho, a top leftist politician, in a 2014 interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
But it’s hard to imagine Talarico, a high school debater who Hobbs of Texas Monthly aptly described as a “strange, wise boy with the gentle cadence of a preacher,” ever going full Teresa Giudice.
From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2025
Nixon himself later admitted that he looked more at Kennedy than the nation because he was behaving as a traditional debater, who advocates for their argument and capitalizes on their opponent's weaknesses through direct confrontation.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2024
If a third debater had been onstage, they almost certainly would have piped up, “See folks, this is why those two should not be on this debate stage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
The same Parker, who is also a line cook who smells like onions sometimes, and the second-best debater in Munising, Michigan.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
