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" Most Pakistani politics is conducted within a narrow spectrum. Politicians spend much time debating the best ways to fight India, or take Kashmir, or dominate Afghanistan, or punish the United States for its real and imagined sins."
Stephen Kinzer

Meaning of "debating" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DEBATING

dɪˈbeɪtɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEBATING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Debating is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEBATING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Debate

Debate is contention in argument; dispute, controversy; discussion; especially the discussion of questions of public interest in Parliament or in any assembly. Debate is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than deductive reasoning, which only examines whether a conclusion is a consequence of premises, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case, or rhetoric, which is a technique of persuasion. Though logical consistency, factual accuracy and some degree of emotional appeal to the audience are important elements of the art of persuasion, in debating, one side often prevails over the other side by presenting a superior "context" and/or framework of the issue, which is far more subtle and strategic. The outcome of a debate depends upon consensus or some formal way of reaching a resolution, rather than the objective facts as such. In a formal debating contest, there are rules for participants to discuss and decide on differences, within a framework defining how they will interact.

Definition of debating in the English dictionary

The definition of debating in the dictionary is the activity of taking part in debates.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEBATING

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEBATING

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DEBATING

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Synonyms and antonyms of debating in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEBATING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «debating» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «debating» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF DEBATING

Find out the translation of debating to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of debating from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «debating» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

辩论
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

debatir
570 millions of speakers
en

English

debating
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बहस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مناقشة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

обсуждают
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

debatendo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ডিবেটিং
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

débattre
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Berdebat
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

diskutieren
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ディベート
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

토론
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Debating
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tranh luận
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

விவாத
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वादविवाद
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

münazara
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

discussione
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

debaty
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

обговорюють
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

dezbaterea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συζήτηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

debatteer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

diskuterar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

debattere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of debating

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEBATING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about debating

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10 QUOTES WITH «DEBATING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word debating.
1
Paul D. Boyer
I participated on debating teams and in student government, and served as senior class president.
2
Dan Brown
Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. By attempting to rigidly classify ethereal concepts like faith, we end up debating semantics to the point where we entirely miss the obvious - that is, that we are all trying to decipher life's big mysteries, and we're each following our own paths of enlightenment.
3
Thomas Carlyle
A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.
4
Jonathan Dimbleby
I have to grit my teeth sometimes, knowing I am going to be written about. But I think it is my life, and I don't want to get people interested in debating it. But I do feel that if you are going to put yourself about as a public person on a television screen, there's a curiosity.
5
Jesse Eisenberg
And I'm sure after Facebook it will be the little cameras that we have implanted into the palms of our hands and we'll be debating whether we should get them, and then we'll all get them.
6
Al Gore
There is an air of unreality in debating these arcane points when the world is changing in such dramatic ways right in front of our eyes because of global warming.
7
James Heckman
I had always had a deep interest in social science, history. So even when I was in high school, I was debating, and in college debating, and interested in contemporary events.
8
Mark E. Hyman
The network and local TV angle of broadcast television has received a black eye for not properly debating within the news issues that should be debated, instead of shuffling them of to television advertising.
9
Joseph Joubert
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
10
Stephen Kinzer
Most Pakistani politics is conducted within a narrow spectrum. Politicians spend much time debating the best ways to fight India, or take Kashmir, or dominate Afghanistan, or punish the United States for its real and imagined sins.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEBATING»

Discover the use of debating in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to debating and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Debating in the World Schools Style: A Guide
Offers students an overview of the world schools style of debating, with expert advice for every stage of the process, including preparation, rebuttal, style, reply speeches, and points of information.
Simon Quinn, 2009
2
Debating Same-Sex Marriage
Debating Same-Sex Marriage provides a useful roadmap to both sides of this contentious matter.
John Corvino, Maggie Gallagher, 2012
3
Debating World Literature
Goethe's Weltliteratur, and the cultural forms of globalization.
Christopher Prendergast, Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson, 2004
4
Debating the Democratic Legitimacy of the European Union
Drawing on different theoretical perspectives and strands from democratic theory, this volume is the first of its kind to overcome the present state of fragmentation in the debate about the conditions and possible remedies for what is often ...
Beate Kohler-Koch, Berthold Rittberger, 2007
5
Debating the Democratic Peace
This volume collects important essays that have advanced and challenged the idea of a democratic peace.
Michael Edward Brown, Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Steven E. Miller, 1996
6
Debating the Death Penalty: Should America Have Capital ...
Experts on both side of the issue speak out both for and against capital punishment and the rationale behind their individual beliefs.
Hugo Adam Bedau, Paul G. Cassell, 2005
7
Winning Debates: A Guide to Debating in the Style of the ...
The text combines a review of the basics of argument theory with an application of those theories to the four-team style of debate. Also addressed are the special strategic and tactical considerations for debates in the Worlds style.
Steven L. Johnson, 2009
8
Debating Cosmopolitics
Cosmopolitics, the concept of a world politics based on shared democratic values, is in an increasingly fragile state.
Daniele Archibugi, Mathias Koenig-Archibugi, 2003
9
Debating Democracy: A Reader in American Politics
The unique format and current content give this book a distinct advantage over other readers.
Bruce Miroff, Raymond Seidelman, Todd Swanstrom, 2011
10
Debating Empire
This text draws together the debate surrounding Hardt and Negri's "Empire".
Gopal Balakrishnan, Stanley Aronowitz, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEBATING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term debating is used in the context of the following news items.
1
In Vienna, Americans Debating Who Would Play Kerry in Iran Talks …
As the negotiations over a nuclear deal with Iran drag on in Vienna, the Boston Globe's Matt Viser provides an inside look at how the United ... «The Weekly Standard, Jul 15»
2
South Carolina House debating Confederate flag bill
The South Carolina House has begun debate on a bill to remove the Confederate flag that flies on the Statehouse grounds. The House was ... «WPDE, Jul 15»
3
The Chronicle: Debating Andy, payroll efficiency and Bengals hall of …
We take a look at several topics in this week's Chronicle, from another debate regarding Andy Dalton, to the team's poor payroll efficiency and ... «Cincy Jungle, Jul 15»
4
SLED: SC lawmakers debating Confederate flag getting death threats
The S.C. House is currently debating whether to adopt a Senate bill, passed earlier this week, that would take down Confederate flag from its ... «The State, Jul 15»
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Councillors debating expanded gambling facility at Woodbine …
Councillors are questioning city staff about the potential implications of allowing expanded gambling at Woodbine Racetrack as the last ... «CP24 Toronto's Breaking News, Jul 15»
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Morning Scan: Santander's Enforcement Action; Debating Encryption
Receiving Wide Coverage ... Santander Feels the Heat: The Federal Reserve has issued a sweeping enforcement action against Banco ... «American Banker, Jul 15»
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Blade Nzimande: We are not attacking the judiciary, we are debating
Blade Nzimande: We are not attacking the judiciary, we are debating. 2015-07-08 17:16. Hlengiwe Nhlabathi. -. Blade Nzimande. Picture: Nelius Rademan. «News24, Jul 15»
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House, Senate Debating Bills To Fix No Child Left Behind
Education will be on the docket in both the House and the Senate on Wednesday, as both chambers will be debating bills to rewrite the No ... «RTT News, Jul 15»
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Too revealing? Toni's daring photo has fans debating
MANILA - A photo posted on Instagram by Toni Gonzaga had her fans debating whether she has become "too revealing" in her choice of ... «ABS CBN News, Jul 15»
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Better than Trump debating Hillary Clinton: Berkowitz w/ Kristin …
Better than Trump debating Hillary Clinton: Berkowitz w/ Kristin McQueary on Tribune Editorial Board, Free markets and less government, ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»
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