<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints.</li><li>a formal contest in which the affirmative and negative sides of a proposition are advocated by opposing speakers.</li><li>deliberation; consideration.</li><li>strife; contention.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to engage in argument or discussion, as in a legislative or public assembly.</li><li>to argue or discuss (a question, issue, or the like), as in a legislative or public assembly.</li><li>to dispute or disagree about.</li><li>to engage in formal argumentation or disputation with (another person, group, etc.).</li><li>to deliberate upon; consider.</li></ul>