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Definition of Public debate
1. Noun. The formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote).
Generic synonyms: Oral Presentation, Public Speaking, Speaking, Speechmaking
Derivative terms: Debate, Dispute
Lexicographical Neighbors of Public Debate
Literary usage of Public debate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"He entered into public debate with Zwingli at Zurich ; was prominent in all the
diets held to restore peace to the Church; and was one of the committee ..."
2. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1807)
"... of any public debate : and fince the other could not have been effected, it
had been well if the whole council which was ..."
3. History of the Reformation in Europe in the Time of Calvin by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné (1869)
"THE GREAT public debate ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EVANGELICAL FAITH. (JUNE 1535.)
SUNDAY, the 30th of May and the feast of Pentecost, the day on which the ..."
4. History of the Reformation in Europe in the Time of Calvin by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné (1876)
"THE GREAT public debate ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EVANGELICAL FAITH. (JUNE 1535.)
SUNDAY, the 30th of May and the feast ..."
5. History of the Reformation in Europe in the Time of Calvin by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné (1880)
"THE GREAT public debate ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EVANGELICAL FAITH. (JUNE 1535.)
SUNDAY, the 30th of May and the feast of Pentecost, the day on which the ..."
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