bringing the arguments to the public arena Synonym

gatherings, assemblies, conferences, sessions, conventions, summits, forums, symposiums, colloquiums, consultations, discussions, appointments, rendezvous, encounters, engagements, get-togethers, huddles, powwows, sit-downs, convocations, conclaves, caucuses, briefings, workshops, seminars, panels, hearings, interviews, meetups, roundtables, talks, dialogues, exchanges, interactions, audiences [x]

debate, talk, converse, argue, deliberate, confer, negotiate, consult, review, examine, consider, chat, dialogue, parley, reason, bandy, ventilate, hash out, chew over, thrash out, talk over, go over, talk through, brainstorm, powwow, rap, jaw, chew the fat, shoot the breeze, kick, bat around, chew the cud, hash over, kick about, moot, canvass, discourse, expound, air, broach, touch on, go into, go over with, talk shop, put heads together, run over, sift, thrash over, toss around [x]

discussions, arguments, deliberations, disputes, dialogues, discourses, negotiations, conversations, exchanges, consultations, contentions, wrangles, altercations, controversies, polemics, quarrels, disagreements, bickerings, squabbles, tussles, clashes, confrontations, contests, wranglings, dialectics, parley, colloquies, symposiums, forums, panels, roundtables, colloquiums, disputations, bandyings, crossfires, interactions, interchanges, powwows, parleys, confabs, jawings, palavers, huddles, confabulations [x]

discussion, conversation, dialogue, debate, talk, communication, exchange, chat, colloquy, conference, consultation, forum, interaction, meeting, palaver, parley, powwow, seminar, symposium, tête-à-tête [x]

disprove, contradict, rebut, deny, negate, invalidate, debunk, challenge, counter, oppose, gainsay, repudiate, contest, discredit, confute, disclaim, controvert, disaffirm, nullify, reject [x]

contentious, debatable, disputable, divisive, polemical, provocative, arguable, questionable, touchy, hot-button, inflammatory, vexed, moot, problematic, thorny, sensitive, charged, explosive, fraught, heated, incendiary, litigious, disputed, contestable, unsettled, at issue, at odds, open to debate, up for debate, up in the air [x]

debatable, arguable, contestable, questionable, controversial, doubtful, uncertain, moot, contentious, open to question, open to debate, in dispute, at issue, up for debate, not certain, not definite, not settled, unresolved, unsettled, unconfirmed, unproven, unverified, suspect, dubious, problematic, iffy, ambiguous, equivocal, unclear, indefinite, inconclusive, unsure, undecided [x]

rebuttal, refutation, contradiction, counterargument, denial,ation, disproof, confutation, counterclaim, opposition [x]

disputes, debates, discussions, quarrels, disagreements, altercations, squabbles, rows, tiffs, clashes, conflicts, confrontations, wrangles, bickerings, contentions, feuds, frictions, spats, tussles, contests, controversies, polemics, wranglings, brawls, strifes, dissensions, discord, differences [x]

rail, rant, fulminate, denounce, decry,, criticize, censure, attack, lambaste, berate, castigate, excoriate, vilify, revile, disparage, malign, abuse, reproach, rebuke, scold, upbraid, vituperate, objurgate, chide, harangue, blast, slam, tear into, lay into, run down, badmouth, knock, pan, trash, bash, crucify, pummel, hammer, rip into, chew out, dress down, tongue-lash, give someone a dressing-down, give someone a talking-to, give someone a piece of one's mind [x]

disputes, arguments, disagreements, conflicts, debates, quarrels, altercations, clashes, controversies, strife, discord, dissensions, wrangles, bickerings, feuds, squabbles, tiffs, rows, frictions, tussles, spats, skirmishes, confrontations, differences, contentions [x]

disproving, debunking, contradicting, countering, invalidating, negating, challenging, discrediting, rebutting, denying, opposing, contesting, disputing, gainsaying, nullifying, repudiating, confuting, rejecting, overturning, disaffirming, confounding, disproval, refutal, refutation, contradiction, counterargument, counterstatement, rebuttal, disproof, invalidation, negation, opposition, contestation, dispute, rejection, nullification, repudiation, confutation, denial, disaffirmation, overturn [x]

refuting, countering, disproving, contesting, challenging, opposing, contradicting, denying, negating, disputing, invalidating, debunking, repelling, confuting, gainsaying, rejecting, discrediting, nullifying, quashing, overturning, rebuttal [x]

debatable, disputable, arguable, questionable, uncertain, doubtful, controversial, unsettled, unresolved, ambiguous, unclear, indefinite, moot, contestable, problematic, dubious, equivocal, undecided, open, inconclusive, unconfirmed, unproven, speculative, iffy, up in the air, in doubt, in question, not certain, not definite, not settled, not sure, open for discussion, open to debate, open to doubt, open to interpretation, open to objection, open to scrutiny, open-ended, pending, touch-and-go, up for grabs, up for discussion, up for debate [x]

diskutabel, umstritten, fraglich, strittig, kontrovers, debattierbar, anfechtbar, zweifelhaft, unsicher, unklar, verhandelbar, streitig, problematisch, uneinig, unentschieden, unbestimmt, nicht eindeutig, nicht geklärt, nicht sicher, nicht festgelegt, nicht entschieden, nicht abschließend geklärt, nicht definitiv, nicht fest, nicht fixiert, nicht feststehend, nicht geregelt, nicht ausgemacht, nicht sicher entschieden, nicht sicher festgelegt, nicht sicher bestimmt, nicht sicher geregelt, nicht sicher ausgemacht, nicht sicher geklärt, nicht sicher fixiert, nicht sicher feststehend, nicht sicher verhandelt, nicht sicher debattiert, nicht sicher diskutiert, nicht sicher umstritten, nicht sicher fraglich, nicht sicher strittig, nicht sicher kontrovers, nicht sicher anfechtbar, nicht sicher zweifelhaft, nicht sicher unsicher, nicht sicher unklar, nicht sicher verhandelbar [x]