debate team definition
Learner's definition of DEBATE. 1. [+ object] : to discuss (something) with people whose opinions are different from your own. Scholars have been debating the meaning of the text for years. Whether or not the tax cuts benefit the lower classes is still hotly debated among economists.
debate - the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) disputation, public debate. oral presentation, public speaking, speechmaking, speaking - delivering an address to a public audience; people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking.