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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Before the debates, Mr. Bush and his advisers managed expectations by hyping Mr. Gore as a great debater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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
"They always the losing person, the fighter, the debater, they always ask for a rematch."
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 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
I had been a fair debater at Fort Hare, and in my early years in the organization I had engaged in many impassioned debates on the platform.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
