The president seemed to acknowledge that his opponent was a more articulate debater.
She's a skilled debater who uses the format to her advantage.
Nixon's skills as a debater and public speaker won his election as a Congressman in 1947.
Debate could be followed by formal petitions to the crown, or similar action for particular political causes, when debaters thought it appropriate.
By repeating this process the debaters move toward a conclusion.
The asynchronous relationship between word and gesture suggests an inexperienced debater.
He is very much at home there, marking his points by means of scrupulous attention to the debaters' words and to the tones and contexts in which they are delivered.
He is always a formidable debater and sometimes, as is his wont, he just made the best of some of his weaker points.
