Controversy
Controversy noun - An often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions.
Cause celebre and controversy are semantically related In some cases you can replace phrase "Cause celebre" with "Controversy", this terms are similar.
Cause celebre
Cause celebre noun - An incident that attracts great public attention.
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Synonyms for Cause celebre
Controversy and cause celebre are semantically related in celebrated case topic. You can use "Controversy" instead a noun phrase "Cause celebre".
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