"balloon debate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: balloon debates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} balloon debate (plural balloon debates)
  1. A debate in which a number of speakers compete to win the approval of an audience, who are invited to imagine that the speakers are flying in a sinking hot-air balloon, and someone must be thrown out if everyone is not to die. Related terms: lifeboat ethics
    Sense id: en-balloon_debate-en-noun-PcHrm6Bi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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