[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints:a debate in the Senate on farm price supports.Synonyms: contention , disputation , controversy , argument", "a formal contest in which the affirmative and negative sides of a proposition are advocated by opposing speakers.", "deliberation ; consideration .", "Archaic.strife; contention."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to engage in argument or discussion, as in a legislative or public assembly:When we left, the men were still debating.Synonyms: contend , dispute", "to participate in a formal debate.", "to deliberate; consider :I debated with myself whether to tell them the truth or not.", "Obsolete.to fight; quarrel."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to argue or discuss (a question, issue, or the like), as in a legislative or public assembly:They debated the matter of free will.", "to dispute or disagree about:The homeowners debated the value of a road on the island.", "to engage in formal argumentation or disputation with (another person, group, etc.):Jones will debate Smith. Harvard will debate Princeton.", "to deliberate upon; consider :He debated his decision in the matter.", "Archaic.to contend for or over."]}]