public debate vs public speaking

public debate and public speaking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
public debate	Yes	No	No	No
public speaking	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, public speaking is a hypernym of public debate; that is, public speaking is a word with a broader meaning than public debate:

public debate: the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
public speaking: delivering an address to a public audience

Other hypernyms of public debate include oral presentation, speaking, speechmaking.

public debate (noun)	public speaking (noun)
the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)	delivering an address to a public audience

public debate vs public speaking

public debate and public speaking both are nouns.

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