controversy
noun
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Examples of controversy in a Sentence
Steven Savage, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Patrick's jump into political commentary has not been without controversy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Several candidates have also been linked to controversies, and questions have been raised about some nominees’ qualifications for the country’s most important jobs.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
The gold medal-winning athlete may have been entangled in bronze-medal controversy during the recent Olympic Games, but that didn’t deter her from revealing her thoughts about the future on Saturday.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Controversy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/controversy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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controversy
noun
Middle English controversie, from early French (same meaning), from Latin controversia "act or cause of disagreeing, dispute," literally, "something turned against or to the contrary," from contro-, contra- "against, contrary" and versus "turned," from vertere "to turn" — related to anniversary, converse, divert, versatile
Legal Definition
controversy
noun
U.S. Constitution amend. VIINote: Article III of the U.S. Constitution gives the judiciary the power to decide cases and controversies. Article III's limitation of the judicial power to cases or controversies requires that an action brought in the federal court involve parties with standing to sue and questions that are ripe and not moot.
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