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Order :: Order (n.) The customary mode of procedure; established system, as in the conduct of debates or the transaction of business; usage; custom; fashion..

Misstate :: Misstate (v. t.) To state wrongly; as, to misstate a question in debate..

Tempestuous :: Tempestuous (a.) Of or pertaining to a tempest; involving or resembling a tempest; turbulent; violent; stormy; as, tempestuous weather; a tempestuous night; a tempestuous debate..

Dispute :: Dispute (v. i.) To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle..

Inconclusive :: Inconclusive (a.) Not conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not closing or settling a point in debate, or a doubtful question; as, evidence is inconclusive when it does not exhibit the truth of a disputed case in such a manner as to satisfy the mind, and put an end to debate or doubt..

Agitate :: Agitate (v. t.) To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a controversy hotly agitated..

Lyceum :: Lyceum (n.) An association for debate and literary improvement.

Agitation :: Agitation (n.) Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate..

Contest :: Contest (n.) Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation.

Declaim :: Declaim (v. i.) To speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant..

Report :: Report (v. t.) A sketch, or a fully written account, of a speech, debate, or the proceedings of a public meeting, legislative body, etc..

Debatable :: Debatable (a.) Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question..

Canvass :: Canvass (n.) Examination in the way of discussion or debate.

Discussion :: Discussion (n.) The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination by argument; debate; disputation; agitation.

Anacoenosis :: Anacoenosis (n.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.

Odds :: Odds (a.) Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; -- chiefly in the phrase at odds.

Debated :: Debated (imp. & p. p.) of Debat.

Protraction :: Protraction (n.) A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate..

Closure :: Closure (v. t.) A method of putting an end to debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body. It is similar in effect to the previous question. It was first introduced into the British House of Commons in 1882. The French word cloture was originally applied to this proceeding.

Jar :: Jar (n.) Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate; slight disagreement.

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