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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote);
[syn: debate, disputation, public debate]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

public debate
    n 1: the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the
         opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) [syn:
         debate, disputation, public debate]