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Dispute :: Dispute (v. i.) To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle..

Reason :: Reason (v. t.) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss; as, I reasoned the matter with my friend..

Debate :: Debate (v. t.) To engage in combat for; to strive for.

Arguable :: Arguable (a.) Capable of being argued; admitting of debate.

Contest :: Contest (n.) Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation.

Congressional :: Congressional (a.) Of or pertaining to a congress, especially, to the Congress of the United States; as, congressional debates..

Speaker :: Speaker (n.) One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates; as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally, the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the Speaker of a House of Representatives..

Protraction :: Protraction (n.) A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate..

Controvert :: Controvert (v. t.) To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate.

Order :: Order (n.) The customary mode of procedure; established system, as in the conduct of debates or the transaction of business; usage; custom; fashion..

Canvass :: Canvass (n.) To examine by discussion; to debate.

Forensic :: Forensic (n.) An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative thesis.

Arena :: Arena (n.) Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; as, the arenaof debate; the arena of life..

Athlete :: Athlete (n.) One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate..

Dissension :: Dissension (n.) Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character, producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; partisan and contentious divisions; breach of friendship and union; strife; discord; quarrel..

Debate :: Debate (v. t.) To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against.

Participate :: Participate (v. i.) To have a share in common with others; to take a part; to partake; -- followed by in, formely by of; as, to participate in a debate..

Conclusive :: Conclusive (a.) Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing; putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or involving, a conclusion or decision..

Argumentation :: Argumentation (n.) Debate; discussion.

Tempestuous :: Tempestuous (a.) Of or pertaining to a tempest; involving or resembling a tempest; turbulent; violent; stormy; as, tempestuous weather; a tempestuous night; a tempestuous debate..

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