Noun

• S: (n) argument (argument%1:10:00::), argumentation (argumentation%1:10:00::), debate (debate%1:10:01::) (a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal) "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
• S: (n) debate (debate%1:10:00::), disputation (disputation%1:10:00::), public debate (public_debate%1:10:00::) (the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote))

Verb

• S: (v) debate (debate%2:31:00::) (argue with one another) "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"
• S: (v) consider (consider%2:32:02::), debate (debate%2:32:02::), moot (moot%2:32:00::), turn over (turn_over%2:32:00::), deliberate (deliberate%2:32:01::) (think about carefully; weigh) "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
• S: (v) debate (debate%2:32:00::), deliberate (deliberate%2:32:00::) (discuss the pros and cons of an issue)
• S: (v) argue (argue%2:32:00::), contend (contend%2:32:01::), debate (debate%2:32:01::), fence (fence%2:32:00::) (have an argument about something)