Debate and Issue

Debate

Debate noun - A careful weighing of the reasons for or against something.

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Issue and debate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Issue" instead a noun "Debate".

Nearby Words: debated, debatable, debater, debating

Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Debate and issue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Debate" instead a noun "Issue".

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

full	full debate	full issue
similar	similar debate	similar issue
common	common debate	common issue
current	current debate	current issue
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, constant, big, serious, huge, little, infamous, moral, new, major, hot, political, final, primary, last, contentious.

status	debate status	issue status
right	debate right	issue right

Trolls have the ability to turn any tiny issue into this trope, especially if the issue has a lot of heavy debate and the forum has a lot of traffic from other countries.

Source: Useful Notes / Misplaced Nationalism
In Frozen Hearts, as the brothers of Prince Hans debate whether to ask the king for a pardon for him, they debate the various ramifications of the issue, and hold a poll amongst themselves.

Source: Jerkass Has a Point
The episode then turns into a debate on medical ethics, and the racism issue is all but forgotten.

Source: Series / Star Trek: Voyager

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