disputant
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8.4
- noun
- /dɪˈspjuːtənt/
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disputante
- Most often, the disputants, having presented their positions, agree to disagree and drop the matter.
- the primary disputants
- disputants often
You cobble together the panel from the choices of the disputants, and they can't deny that's a fair panel.
- You cobble together the panel from the choices of the disputants, and they can't deny that's a fair panel.
- Raz says legal authorities act as a mediator between disputants and reasons, or at least they are supposed to.
Examples
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The mediator may offer suggestions that assist the disputants in arriving at a solution.
Academic text (1995) -
Growing numbers of disputants are bringing conflicts that involve technical issues to court for resolution.
Academic text (1991) -
Neither disputant had very close contacts with any of the great powers, and neither wanted war.
Academic text (1995) -
Only then must account also be taken of public goals as well as those of the disputants.
Academic text (1993) -
Once more, the disputants were small states who had no close ties to great powers.
Academic text (1995) -
"A Greek without an argument is as good as dead!" said the sandy-haired disputant at the neighboring table.
Fiction book (1995) -
In this case, very strong third-party pressure was placed on the disputants to arrive at a solution.
Academic text (1993) -
The League succeeded because the disputants were two law-abiding small European states with strong historical ties.
Academic text (1995) -
Raz says legal authorities act as a mediator between disputants and reasons, or at least they are supposed to.
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The experienced disputant skillfully argued both sides of the case during the debate.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person who competes against another in a game or argument
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3.7
A person who speaks for or against an idea in a public discussion
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6.3
A person who says an opposite or unpopular opinion to start a discussion
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3.9
A person who gives reasons to support their view to persuade others in a discussion
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9.9
A person who argues strongly in public to support a controversial idea
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9.9
A person who often argues about public or political issues
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9.3
A person who argues strongly for or against an opinion
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8.8
A person who speaks angrily and likes to start political arguments
A person who often argues and challenges other people's ideas
A person who makes clear logical arguments in debates
A person who argues strongly in writing about religion or ideas
A person who argues only to win, not to find the truth
A person who argues strongly in debates or politics
A person who argues about the meaning of words
A person who objects publicly to something
A person who says things that make people angry or afraid
Antonyms
How Argumentative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disputant comes from the word dispute, built from dis- meaning 'apart' and putare meaning 'to think' or 'to consider'. So a disputant is someone who 'takes ideas apart' to argue, which is why it means a person who takes part in a dispute.