national debate

collocation in English

meaningsofnationalanddebate

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national
adjective
uk
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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debate
noun
uk
/dɪˈbeɪt/us
/dɪˈbeɪt/
(a) serious discussion of a subject in which many people ...
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(Definition ofnationalanddebatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnational debate

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Her intent is to stress the local origins of a nownationaldebate.
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In 1988, the government officially opened anationaldebateover the historically taboo question of ethnicity.
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Three factors argue for looking to thenationaldebateat the founding.
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It has lately been under a specific demographic strain - a remarkable decline in fertility - prompting anationaldebateon the support and care of older people in the future.
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After all, it does not mean that we must not carry onnationaldebatewith organisations and others.
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To a large extent, open coordination works by becoming a subject in the public andnationaldebateabout employment policy.
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Why are they rushing to implement one particular measure when a whole range of higher education issues are part of anationaldebate?
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The other issues that are part of thenationaldebatecan be funded only by an increase in the basic rate of taxation.
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We are glad that this study has been made, but only because it has initiated anationaldebateon dispersal.
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We are, in fact, going to take part in a greatnationaldebatein which defence will play a prominent part—and so it should.
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It had already been the object ofnationaldebate, even of national recrimination.
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What is the purpose of thisnationaldebate?
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It is timely both in view of the importance of schools to the future of our country and of thenationaldebatetaking place.
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Anationaldebatetook place which involved a wide cross-section of the community.
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It would be good to have anationaldebateand it would be good if it were not confined to a single political party.
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I have made my own modest contribution to thenationaldebate.
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There is no doubt that this report should be published if we are to have a sensiblenationaldebateon the subject.
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It could lead to a valuable and helpfulnationaldebate.
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The distribution of that money is now a matter ofnationaldebate.
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I hope that today's debate will lead to a fullnationaldebate.
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