Словарь синонимов английского языка - debate

(n) 1. discussion, argument, dispute, altercation, controversy, wrangle, contention, polemic; argumentation: I refuse to take sides in dhe debate over social services. 2. deliberation, consideration, (careful) thought, reflection, cogitation, meditation, contemplation: Payment of reparations to the victims of the disaster is a matter for debate. -(v) 3. argue, wrangle, dispute, contect, contend; discuss, moot, question: We debated only the most important issues. 4. deliberate, consider, reflect (on), mull over, ponder (over), weigh, ruminate (over), meditate (on or over), think (over or on), think through: I have often debated in my own mind the question of capital punishment.