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controversy
noun
-
controversy
,
controversies
public
disagreement
or
heated
discussion
about
something
that
people
strongly
disagree
on
or
disapprove
of
•
The
company
’
s
new
commercial
sparked
a
controversy
over
gender
stereotypes
.
The
company
’
s
new
commercial
sparked
a
controversy
over
gender
stereotypes
.
•
Inviting
the
polarizing
speaker
caused
a
huge
controversy
on
campus
.
Inviting
the
polarizing
speaker
caused
a
huge
controversy
on
campus
.
late
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
controversia
‘
turned
against
,
disputed
’,
from
controversus
(
from
contra
‘
against
’
+
versus
‘
turned
’).
noun
-
controversy
,
controversies
in
U
.
S
.
law
,
a
real
dispute
between
opposing
parties
that
a
court
has
authority
to
decide
•
The
Supreme
Court
refused
to
hear
the
case
because
there
was
no
live
controversy
.
The
Supreme
Court
refused
to
hear
the
case
because
there
was
no
live
controversy
.
•
For
federal
jurisdiction
,
the
plaintiff
must
show
an
actual
controversy
with
the
defendant
.
For
federal
jurisdiction
,
the
plaintiff
must
show
an
actual
controversy
with
the
defendant
.
Same
origin
as
the
general
sense
;
adopted
into
U
.
S
.
constitutional
language
in
the
late
18th
century
.