 | English  | German |  |
 | arguable {adv} [susceptible to debate] | 174 diskutabel [geh.] |  |
 | heated {adj} [debate etc.] | 96 hitzig |  |
 | issuable {adj} [open to debate] | 6 bestreitbar |  |
 | disputable {adj} [open to debate] | zur Diskussion stehend |  |
 | moot {adj} [subject to debate] | zu erörtern [nur prädikativ] [strittig] |  |
 | RadioTV televised {adj} [e.g. address, debate, interview] | Fernseh- [im Fernsehen übertragen] [z. B. Ansprache, Debatte, Interview] |  |
Verbs |
 | to stifle sth. [a discussion, a debate, etc.] | 1037 etw. abwürgen [ugs.] [eine Diskussion, eine Debatte etc.] |  |
 | to contend [debate, dispute earnestly] | 791 verfechten |  |
 | to table sth. [Am.] [e.g. discussion, debate until a later time] | 61 etw.Akk. zurückstellen [auf später verschieben] |  |
 | to argue sth. [debate] | 54 etw.Akk. debattieren |  |
 | pol. to guillotine sth. [Br.] [apply a guillotine to a debate] | 8 [die Beratungszeit für die Gesetzgebung im britischen Parlament begrenzen] |  |
 | [to be on the level of a public / saloon bar debate] | Stammtischniveau haben [pej.] |  |
 | to agitate sth. [discuss or debate (a question, a matter, etc.)] | etw. zur Erörterung stellen [eine Frage, eine Angelegenheit etc.] |  |
 | to question sth. [put up for debate] | etw.Akk. zur Debatte stellen [Redewendung] |  |
Nouns |
 | closure [of a debate etc.] | 92 Beendigung {f} |  |
 | motion [in debate] | 88 Diskussionsthema {n} |  |
 | tilt [debate, dispute] | 29 Wortgefecht {n} |  |
 | moderation [of a debate etc.] | 16 Gesprächsleitung {f} |  |
 | rhet. forensics [art of debate] | 13 Rhetorik {f} |  |
 | econ. hist. spec. Methodenstreit [methodological debate in economics in Germany and Austria, 1880-1900] | 9 Methodenstreit {m} [Carl Menger, Gustav von Schmoller] |  |
 | [debate on unequal wealth, income distribution or opportunities] | 8 Neiddebatte {f} [pej.] |  |
 | forensic [Am.] [debate contest] | 7 Debattierwettbewerb {m} |  |
 | pol. RadioTV [a televised debate between leading politicians] | Elefantenrunde {f} [ugs.] |  |
 | pol. RadioTV [election night TV debate of leading representatives of the major parties] | Elefantenrunde {f} [TV-Diskussion] [dt., schweiz.] |  |
 | pol. RadioTV [pre-election TV debate of leading representatives of the major parties] | Elefantenrunde {f} [TV-Diskussion] [österr.] |  |
 | pol. [the debate about the proper relationship of Switzerland to the EU] | Europafrage {f} [Schweiz] |  |
 | pol. RadioTV [TV debate between four party leaders in Germany] | TV-Quadrell {n} [Neol.] [TV-Viererrunde zur Bundestagswahl] |  |
 | forensic [Am.] [speech in a debate contest] | argumentative Rede {f} |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | highly charged {adj} [debate] | hitzig |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to bat sth. around [coll.] [discuss, debate] | etw.Akk. (ausgiebig) diskutieren |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | pol. RadioTV television debate [also: TV debate] | Fernsehduell {n} [auch: TV-Duell] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | sth. ended in fisticuffs [quarrel, debate, etc.] | etw. endete mit einer Schlägerei [Streit, Debatte usw.] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to become superficial / trivial [debate] | verflachen [fig.] [Debatte] |  |
 | to boil over / up [fig.] [emotions, debate] | hochkochen [fig.] [Emotionen, Debatte] |  |
 | to take the floor [idiom] [speak in a debate or assembly] | das Wort ergreifen [Redewendung] |  |