Debattierklub
debating club; club practising formal political debate
noun deh-bah-TEER-kloop Rare
Usage Note
Debattierklub refers to student or civic organisations modelled on parliamentary debate formats, often seen as a training ground for future politicians in Germany.
Examples
"Sie schärfte ihre Rhetorik im Debattierklub der Universität."
Natural Translation
She honed her rhetoric in the university debating club.
Literal Translation
She sharpened her rhetoric in-the debating-club of-the university.
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