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Debate between Winter and Summer
The Debate between Winter and Summer, or Dispute between Winter and Summer, is a Sumerian poem in which the seasons Emesh and Enten contest before Enlil, who favors Winter.
Debate on Salt and Iron
The Debate on Salt and Iron was an 81 BC Han court conference where scholars challenged Emperor Wu's salt, iron, and alcohol monopolies, later recorded in the Discourses on Salt and Iron.
Debate on the monarchy in Canada
Debate on the monarchy in Canada: King Charles III is Canada's head of state in a constitutional monarchy; monarchists and republicans contest its future. Abolition requires unanimous provincial consent under the 1982 amending formula, and polling in 2026 showed opinion nearly split.
Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Historiographical debate over the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: traditionalist, revisionist (Alperovitz, atomic diplomacy), and middle-ground schools, casualty estimates, Soviet invasion's role, and memory politics.
Debates on the abolition and reform of constitutional monarchy
Debates on the abolition and reform of constitutional monarchy weigh heredity against democratic legitimacy, the monarch's neutrality and stability, and the practical mechanics of change.
Debates over selective school admissions
Debates over selective school admissions concern competitive-entry public high schools, such as New York City's specialized schools and Virginia's TJ, whose test-based admissions draw litigation.
Debbağzâde Mehmed Efendi
Debbağzâde Mehmed Efendi (died 1702) was an Ottoman scholar who served twice as şeyhülislâm, the empire's chief mufti, between 1687 and 1690, refusing rebels a fatwa to execute grand vizier Fâzıl Mustafa Paşa.
Debbi Morgan
Debbi Morgan (Deborah Morgan), born 1956 in Dunn, North Carolina, is an American actress famous as Angie Baxter Hubbard on All My Children, a Daytime Emmy winner also known for Eve's Bayou, Power, and her memoir The Monkey on My Back.
Debbie A. Lawlor
Debbie A. Lawlor, also published as Deborah Lawlor, is a British epidemiologist and BHF Professor at the University of Bristol, known for Mendelian randomization and perinatal health research.
Debbie A. Niemeier
Debbie A. Niemeier is an American civil and environmental engineer known for research on transportation emissions and air quality, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2017.
Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen (Deborah Kaye Allen, born 1950, Houston) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, director, and producer known for Lydia Grant in Fame, A Different World, Grey's Anatomy, the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, and a 2025 honorary Oscar; not the actress of A Murder in Oakland (2025).
Debbie Armstrong
Debbie Armstrong (born 1963, Salem, Oregon) is an American former alpine skier who won the 1984 Sarajevo Olympic giant slalom gold in 2:20.98, was twice an Olympian, retired in 1988, and later worked in ski instruction, coaching, and humanitarian causes.
Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell, Democratic U.S. representative from Michigan since 2015 (12th then 6th district), widow and successor of John Dingell; former GM Foundation president, DPCC chair, three enacted lead-author bills.
Debbie Dingle
Debbie Dingle (Deborah Dingle, née Jones) is a fictional Emmerdale character played by Charley Webb 2002-2021, daughter of Charity and Cain Dingle, mother of Sarah and Jack, later written out to Australia.
Debbie Does Dallas
Debbie Does Dallas (1978) is a Golden Age pornographic film directed by Jim Clark, starring Bambi Woods, famous for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders trademark suit and its 1987 public-domain status.
Debbie Downer
Debbie Downer is slang for a person who dampens a group's mood with negative comments, popularized by Rachel Dratch's SNL character debuting May 1, 2004 at Disney World, written with Paula Pell, with sad trombone.
Debbie Fiderer
Deborah "Debbie" Fiderer, formerly DeLaGuardia, is the fictional executive secretary to President Bartlet on NBC's The West Wing, played by Lily Tomlin from 2002 to 2006; she was hired after being fired for recommending Charlie Young.
Debbie Gibson
Debbie Gibson (born 1970, Brooklyn) is an American singer-songwriter-producer and actress, the late-1980s teen pop star behind Out of the Blue and Electric Youth, and the youngest artist to write, produce, and perform a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, "Foolish Beat".
Debbie Grayson
Debbie Grayson (Deborah Grayson) is Invincible's mother and Omni-Man's wife in Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker's Image Comics series, a powerless human real estate agent; first seen in 2002, she is voiced by Sandra Oh in the expanded TV adaptation.
Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry (born 1945, Miami, Florida) is the American lead vocalist and songwriter of new wave band Blondie, co-founded 1974 with Chris Stein; four U.S. No. 1 hits including "Rapture," the first rap No. 1, plus solo albums and acting.
Debbie Knox
Debbie Knox (Deborah Knox, born 1968, Dunfermline) is a Scottish curler who won gold in women's curling at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics playing third for Rhona Martin's British team, Britain's first Winter Olympic gold since 1984.
Debbie Lee Carrington
Debbie Lee Carrington (Deborah Lee Carrington, 1959-2018), American little-person actress and stuntwoman born in San Jose; ewok in Return of the Jedi, Thumbelina in Total Recall, Alien Father in Men in Black, Chucky's stunt double.
Debbie Matenopoulos
Debbie Matenopoulos (Thespina "Despina" Matenopoulos, born 1974) is a Greek-American TV host, original co-host of The View (1997-1999), later E!, The Insider, and Home & Family, cookbook author, and October 2026 informal candidate for U.S. ambassador to Greece.
Debbie Mayfield
Debbie Mayfield is an American Republican politician who returned to the Florida Senate in a June 2025 special election after prior service from 2016 to 2024.
Debbie McGee
Debbie McGee (Debra Ann McGee, born 1958) is an English TV, radio and stage performer, Royal Ballet School-trained dancer, and widow-assistant of magician Paul Daniels; first female Magic Circle member (1991), Strictly 2017 runner-up.
Debbie Merdjan
Debbie Merdjan, also known as Deborah Merdjan, is a South African businesswoman who founded and leads the Camelot Group, a spa and wellness company based in Johannesburg.
Debbie Meyer
Debbie Meyer (Deborah Elizabeth Meyer) is an American swimmer, born 1952, the first woman to win three individual Olympic golds at one Games, at Mexico City 1968.
Debbie Meyers-Martin
Debbie Meyers-Martin is an American politician and Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 38th district, who previously served as Village President of Olympia Fields and chairs the Consumer Protection Committee.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Ecuadorian-born American Democrat, represented Florida's 26th congressional district 2019-2021, first South American-born immigrant in Congress; lost 2020 reelection to Carlos Gimenez and 2024 Senate race to Rick Scott.
Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds (Mary Frances Reynolds, 1932-2016), American actress, singer, and dancer; MGM musical star of Singin' in the Rain and Oscar-nominated The Unsinkable Molly Brown; mother of Carrie Fisher; Las Vegas hotel owner and Hollywood memorabilia collector.