open debate
collocation in Englishmeaningsofopenanddebate
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open
adjective
uk/ˈəʊ.pən/us/ˈoʊ.pən/
not closed ...
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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 ofopenanddebatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofopen debate
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Other market players and stakeholders then participate in anopendebate.
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Here, despite plenty of off-the-record criticism, there is littleopendebateabout the nature of agricultural or natural resource policy.
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Furthermore, there is nothing resembling a free press, noropendebate, in a majority of poor countries.
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If this failed to result in a consensus, or ifopendebatewas needed, they would be brought before a meeting.
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Science has generally been seen as characterized by its critical method, involving testability andopendebate.
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They hoped that anopendebateamong senior officials on the priorities of national defense would help to bring about change.
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Only throughopendebatecan the political leadership gauge the legitimacy accorded a prospective military venture by the public.
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Key events may allow this to happen, creating new policy spaces, and new opportunities for challenge andopendebate.
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Older people withdrew from anyopendebateand used other non-transparent mechanisms to make any proactive decisions.
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We believe that the question is a broad one that merits further andopendebate.
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Consequently, the committee's proceedings became subject toopendebateand immense pressures of politicization.
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Second, anopendebateabout accountability is clearly necessary, but responsibility, however it is apportioned, does not determine the welfare loss people will suffer.
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There were also times when it loomed large, butopendebatewas avoided by a self-imposed communal consensus as a tactical imperative, for purposes of morale or public relations.
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Harsh punitive measures such as forced exile or other forms of public discipline should be eschewed in favour of a milder programme of education, preaching andopendebate.
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All these elements must have their place in an honest andopendebate.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I, personally, am in favour of anopendebateon this subject, because it is a fundamental social issue, an entirely legitimate question.
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There must be room for anopendebateon drugs as part of federal and national politics, without any taboos.
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We wantedopendebateand discussion, particularly on the allocation of resources.
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Of course this is the place foropendebate.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am quite sure that, when it comes to it, there will be a vigorous andopendebateon the issue.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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