OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 19780

cause célèbre

/ˈkɔːz sɛˈlɛbɹ(ə)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tema de interés
An issue or incident (originally, a legal case) arousing widespread controversy or public debate.
As Musk has waged this pressure campaign, he has incessantly posted in support of the far right in Europe and their current causes célèbres.
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 int…
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