controversy

[US]/ˈkɒntrəvɜːsi/
[UK]/ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. dispute; debate; argument.

Example Sentences

That is an ironclad fact that is beyond controversy.

the controversy smouldered on for several years.

The controversy waged for a few years.

some cynics thought that the controversy was all a publicity stunt.

the controversy dates back to 1986.

They kept a low profile until the controversy had alated.

kept a low profile until the controversy had abated.

This controversy was expected to figure importantly in their discussion.

the controversy has flattened everybody here, including the players.

There has been a lot of controversy over the new proposals, but the government is standing pat.

The impact of cultural globalization is the subject of widespread controversy on which Assimilability Theory, Conflict Theory and Reconciliation Theory focus.

Whenever there arises a controversy, he tries to keep his feet clean of it.

There had been much controversy concerning the genetics of unpatterned tabbies in the American Shorthair (ASH) breed.

The theoretical analysis and low speed airhole experiment were made in view of controversy on static pressure detection for fixed pollution effluent by Pitot tube.

The British media have created a fierce controversy over Oxford’s admission procedures and elitism in general.

The members of the jury are the sole judges of what the truth is in this case. Anarbitrator works to settle controversies and is either appointedor derives authority from the consent of the disputants, who choose him or her or approve the selection:

Real-world Examples

Next up, there is some controversy concerning phone records.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation June 2013

We will be following this controversy in more detail this week.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2020

And that has led to a controversy.

Source: VOA Special August 2019 Collection

And he mentioned the controversy surrounding the games.

Source: 6 Minute English

This has been a controversy for a while.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation October 2019

Two astronomers debated this controversy in that year.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

But there was some controversy over shipping regulations.

Source: Crash Course Botany

There is some controversy around that.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2018 Compilation

692. The overthrown president is overwhelmed by the controversy.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

And so we hosted good controversy.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) June 2019 Collection

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