free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest;
"such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion"
双语例句
They were all waiting for the matter to be discussed in public. 他们都在等候公共讨论这件事。
Believing in the power of reason as applied through public discussion, they eschewed silence coerced by law -- the argument of force in its worst form. 坚信贯通在公共讨论中的理性的力量，先贤们不用强制性的法律，即最坏形式的武力，制造沉默。
