PUBLIC DISCUSSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does public discussion mean? 

• PUBLIC DISCUSSION (noun)
  The noun PUBLIC DISCUSSION has 1 sense:

1. free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest

  Familiarity information: PUBLIC DISCUSSION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUBLIC DISCUSSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

public discussion; ventilation

Context example:

such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion

Hypernyms ("public discussion" is a kind of...):

discussion; give-and-take; word (an exchange of views on some topic)