Collocations for discussion - noun

detailed, extensive, full, in-depth, thorough (esp. AmE)
They had a detailed discussion of the issues.

extended, lengthy, long
brief
considerable
After considerable discussion, they decided to accept our offer.

initial, preliminary
ongoing
further
The plan was agreed without further discussion.

broad, general, wide-ranging
a wide-ranging discussion on women's rights

public
formal, informal
After the lecture there will be an opportunity for informal discussion.

bilateral, class, classroom, group, panel, round-table
a series of bilateral discussions with North Korea
Women were asked to take part in small group discussions.

one-on-one (AmE), one-to-one (esp. BrE)
face-to-face
candid, frank, honest, open
constructive, helpful, meaningful, useful
deep, insightful, serious, thoughtful
animated, heated, intense, lively
a heated discussion about politics

fascinating, interesting
critical
rational
academic, philosophical, scholarly, technical, theoretical
political
email, online

have, hold
We had a long discussion about the plans for next year.
The two governments are to hold discussions on the border issue.

enter into
We are hoping to enter into discussions with union leaders.

be involved in, join in, participate in, take part in
They refused to take part in the discussions.

generate, initiate, prompt, provoke, spark
These latest findings have generated a lot of discussion of the moral issues involved.

encourage, facilitate, stimulate
merit, warrant
set up
ways of setting up discussions between children to explore each other's viewpoints

begin, open, start
Who is going to start the discussion?

dominate, lead
The discussion was led by the director of marketing.

bring sth up for, come up for, open sth up for
The issue should come up for discussion at the conference.
The topic must be opened up for general discussion.

open up
We need to open up a discussion on the basic aspects of the theory.

confine
I wish to confine the discussion to income taxation.

sum up
Let us sum up the discussion so far.

conclude, end
We decided to end the discussion before it got out of hand.

continue
We'll continue this discussion some other time.

defer, postpone
follow up
Discussion should be followed up by a written report.

take place
Discussions have taken place between the two leaders.

centre/center on, focus on, revolve around
Discussion centred on the contribution different groups would make to the project.

break out, ensue
An intense discussion broke out about the importance of intuition.
Adam raised the issue of multimedia and much useful discussion ensued.

continue

group
document
topic
board, forum, list
online discussion forums
I unsubscribed from every email discussion list I was on.

for discussion
the subject for discussion

during a/the discussion, in a/the discussion
During our discussions we raised many issues that need deeper consideration.

in discussion with
The company had been in discussion with companies in Brazil.

under discussion
Plans for a new road are still under discussion.

discussion about, discussion on
an important forum for discussion about the arts
We had a discussion about political reform.

discussion among
a discussion among parents, teachers, and students

discussion as to
Discussion continues as to the relative merits of the different plans.

discussion between
discussions between the company and the unions

discussion of
a discussion of the issues involved

discussion with
discussions with the government

a basis for discussion
We can use the draft document as a basis for discussion.

discussion and debate
The incident has provoked much discussion and debate.

a forum for discussion
The group provides a forum for the discussion of ideas.

the outcome of a discussion
The outcome of the discussions is a decision to proceed with Phase 2 of the project.

a subject for/of discussion, a topic for/of discussion