Debate vs. Declamation

Debatenoun

An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.

Debatenoun

An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.

Debatenoun

(uncountable) Discussion of opposing views.

Debatenoun

(frequently in the French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin.

Debatenoun

(obsolete) Strife, discord.

Debateverb

(ambitransitive) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.

Debateverb

To fight.

Debateverb

To engage in combat for; to strive for.

Debateverb

(transitive) To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide

Debateverb

To engage in combat for; to strive for.

Debateverb

To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against.

Debateverb

To engage in strife or combat; to fight.

Debateverb

To contend in words; to dispute; hence, to deliberate; to consider; to discuss or examine different arguments in the mind; - often followed by on or upon.

Debatenoun

A fight or fighting; contest; strife.

Debatenoun

Contention in words or arguments; discussion for the purpose of elucidating truth or influencing action; strife in argument; controversy; as, the debates in Parliament or in Congress.

Debatenoun

Subject of discussion.

Debatenoun

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal;

Debatenoun

the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)

Debateverb

argue with one another;

Debateverb

think about carefully; weigh;

Debateverb

discuss the pros and cons of an issue

Debateverb

have an argument about something

Debatenoun

a formal discussion on a particular matter in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward and which usually ends with a vote

Debatenoun

an argument about a particular subject, especially one in which many people are involved

Debateverb

argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner

Debateverb

consider a possible course of action in one's mind before reaching a decision

Debate

Debate is a process that involves formal discourse on a particular topic. In a debate, arguments are put forward for often opposing viewpoints.

Declamationnoun

The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.

Declamationnoun

The public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges.

Declamationnoun

A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.

Declamationnoun

Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense.

Declamationnoun

The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; haranguing; loud speaking in public; especially, the public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges; as, the practice declamation by students.

Declamationnoun

A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.

Declamationnoun

Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation.

Declamationnoun

vehement oratory

Declamationnoun

recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric

Declamationnoun

the action or art of declaiming

Declamationnoun

a rhetorical exercise or set speech

Declamation

Declamation (from the Latin: declamatio) is an artistic form of public speaking. It is a dramatic oration designed to express through articulation, emphasis and gesture the full sense of the text being conveyed.