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- DictionaryCause cé·lè·bre/ˌkôz səˈleb(rə)/
noun
- 1. a controversial issue that attracts a great deal of public attention: "suddenly, saving the station's architectural integrity became a cause célèbre"
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Issue or incident which incites widespread controversy and public debate
A cause célèbre is an issue or incident arousing widespread controversy, outside campaigning, and heated public debate. The term continues in the media in all senses. It is sometimes used positively for celebrated legal cases for their precedent value (each locus classicus or "case-in-point") and more often negatively for infamous ones, whether for scale, outrage, scandal, or conspiracy theories. ... Wikipedia