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. Lawrence Lessig:

   The biggest challenge is to make it seem plausible and that is going to take a lot of work, it is going to take excitement and people contributing and joining. It is going to mean getting large enough name recognition so you can get in the debates.

2. Robin Joyce:

   After the last couple of debates, I've heard just nothing but great things about his sincerity, his vision is not just one of words but it really seems like he's going to put in practice what he's talking about, and I think that's what people respond to.

3. Larry Lessig:

   From the start, it was clear that getting into the Democratic debates was the essential step in this campaign. I may be known in tiny corners of the tubes of the Internets, but I am not well-known to the American public generally, our only chance to make this issue central to the 2016 presidential election was to be in those debates.

4. Elizabeth Warren:

   The news caused a stir. But the question of whether a woman could win the presidency was clearly on voters' minds, and it would come up in debates and town halls, when asked, I always told an upbeat story about why I believed success was within our grasp, but I was under no illusion -- I knew that winning would be an uphill battle.

5. De Blasio on Monday:

   It's time for everyone to put aside political debates, put aside protests, put aside all of the things that we will talk about in due time, let's accompany these families on their difficult journey. Let's see them through the funerals...then the debate can begin again.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Debates
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debates
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html