debate

debate (http://definr.com/debate)

     n 1: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against
          some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign
          aid goes on and on" [syn: argument]
     2: the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated
        proposition (usually followed by a vote) [syn: disputation,
         public debate]
     v 1: argue with one another; "We debated the question of
          abortion"; "John debated Mary"
     2: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the
        possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your
        mind" [syn: consider, moot, turn over, deliberate]
     3: discuss the pros and cons of an issue [syn: deliberate]
     4: have an argument about something [syn: argue, contend, fence]