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The Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to as the Oxford Union, is a debating society in the city of Oxford, England, whose membership is drawn primarily from the University of Oxford. Founded in 1823, it is one of Britain's oldest university unions and considered [by whom?] one of the world's most prestigious private students' societies. [1]
Several British and other universities have debating societies called The Union or a variation on that. These include: Oxford Union; Cambridge Union Society; University of St Andrews Union Debating Society; Durham Union Society; University of Limerick Debating Union; Manchester Debating Union
2 Presidents of the United Debating Society. ... Toggle Presidents of the Oxford Union Society subsection. 3.1 1826–1850. ... Download QR code; Print/export
The Oxford Union debating chamber. The King and Country Debate was a debate on 9 February 1933 at the Oxford Union Society. The motion presented, "That this House will under no circumstances fight for its King and country", passed with 275 votes for the motion and 153 against it. [1] The motion would later be named the Oxford Oath or the Oxford ...
(as Dialectic Society) University of Edinburgh: Debating society: All/None 1787 Cambridge Union: Cambridge University: Debating society All/None 1815 Oxford Union: Oxford University: Debating society All/None 1823 University College London (UCL) Union Debating Society (as Literary and Philosophical Society) University College London: Debating ...
Derived from the Oxford Union debating society of Oxford University, Oxford-style debating is a competitive debate format featuring a sharply assigned motion that is proposed by one side and opposed by another. Oxford-style debates follow a formal structure that begins with audience members casting a pre-debate vote on the motion that is either ...
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Oxford Union The Brooks Quimby Debate Council (BQDC) is a debate society in Lewiston, Maine , primarily comprising students from Bates College . The society, known for participating in British and American Parliamentary debate styles, competes in the American Parliamentary Debate Association and the World Universities Debating Championship .