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(chiefly UK) An issue or incident (originally, a legal case) arousing widespread controversy or public debate.

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cause célèbre

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cause célèbre

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/koz se.lɛbʁ/

Noun

(chiefly UK) An issue or incident (originally, a legal case) arousing widespread controversy or public debate.

Japanese Meaning

（特に英国）社会的に大きな注目を集め、論争や議論を引き起こす事件や問題。元は法的事件を指していたが、転じて国民的な注目や論争の的となる事象を意味する。

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The journalist covered the case relentlessly, turning it into a national cause célèbre that divided public opinion.

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その記者はその事件を執拗に追い、世間の大きな論争に発展させて世論を二分した。

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(chiefly UK) An issue or incident (originally, a legal case) arousing widespread controversy or public debate.

Getting iced out by the tech giants turned Parler into a cause célèbre for conservatives who complained they were being censored, as well as a test case for the openness of the internet.

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causes célèbres

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