discussion
an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
Origin of discussion
1Other words from discussion
- dis·cus·sion·al, adjective
- pre·dis·cus·sion, noun
- re·dis·cus·sion, noun
Words Nearby discussion
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How to use discussion in a sentence
He said that Deep Longevity is in discussions with several insurance companies, which he declined to name, about future partnerships.
What’s your biological age? A new app promises to reveal it—and help you slow the aging process | Jeremy Kahn | September 17, 2020 | FortuneLeading discussions about the global rules to regulate digital privacy and surveillance is a somewhat unusual role for a developing country to play.
Podcast: COVID-19 is helping turn Brazil into a surveillance state | Anthony Green | September 16, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewFollowing a long discussion and a lot of consideration the membership voted to cancel MAL 2021.
D.C. Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend 2021 cancelled due to COVID | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | September 15, 2020 | Washington BladeYou could reasonably argue the time has already come to have the discussion on Harden.
Everything Should Be On The Table For The Houston Rockets. Even James Harden’s Future. | Chris Herring (chris.herring@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 14, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightWe host digital AI ethics meetups, which are open discussions that anyone with an internet connection or phone can join.
AI ethics groups are repeating one of society’s classic mistakes | Amy Nordrum | September 14, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
Other FBI officials joined the discussion via conference call, he said.
FBI Won’t Stop Blaming North Korea for Sony Hack -- Despite New Evidence | Shane Harris | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Vatican then hosted a final, secret discussion between the two delegations this fall in Rome.
The Pope's Diplomatic Miracle: Ending the U.S.-Cuba Cold War | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the 1960 campaign between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy, there was virtually no discussion of crime.
Men may opt out of the discussion rather than risk saying something wrong.
Tech’s Male ‘Feminists’ Aren’t Helping | Cate Huston, Karen Catlin | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlthough in at least one instance, there was discussion of saving black-owned shops.
But you will find most colleges and most college societies bar religious instruction and discussion.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsBut not only has the name tobacco and the implements employed in its use caused much discussion but also the origin of the plant.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.So far as their thought is still alive these men will come into the discussion of living questions now.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsFor example, there is a vast discussion afoot upon the questions that centre upon Property, its rights and its limitations.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsFree discussion—never a very free thing in Russia—has now on any general scale become quite impossible.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
British Dictionary definitions for discussion
/ (dɪˈskʌʃən) /
the examination or consideration of a matter in speech or writing
Derived forms of discussion
- discussional, adjective
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