Brexit
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Summary
Brexit is a withdrawal from the European Union[1]. Brexit draws 32,325 Wikipedia views per month (withdrawal from the european union category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3]
- Main regulatory text: Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union[4]
- Commons category: Brexit[5]
- Has part(s): European Union (Referendum) Act 2016 (Gibraltar)[6]
- Point in time: January 31, 2020[7]
- Participant: United Kingdom[8], Union of European Football Associations[9]
- Has cause: 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum[10], United Kingdom invocation of Article 50[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Brexit[12]
- Facet of: euroscepticism in the United Kingdom[13], United Kingdom membership of the European Union[14]
- Has immediate cause: United Kingdom invocation of Article 50[15]
- Has effect: economic effects of Brexit[16]
- Short name: Brexit[17]
- Hashtag: Brexit[18]
- WordLift URL: http://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/brexit[19]
- Social media followers: 55,761[20]
- Agent of action: United Kingdom[21]
- P14717: Brexit[22]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Brexit include Megxit[23], an occurrence[24], in United Kingdom[25]; Brexit: The Uncivil War[26], a film[27], directed by Toby Haynes[28]; Brexit Party[29], a political party[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 2018[32], headquartered in London[33]; and Brexit: The Movie[34], a film[35], directed by Martin Durkin[36].
Why It Matters
Brexit has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Brexit is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for Brexit include Megxit[23], an occurrence[24], in United Kingdom[25]; Brexit: The Uncivil War[26], a film[27], directed by Toby Haynes[28]; Brexit Party[29], a political party[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 2018[32], headquartered in London[33]; and Brexit: The Movie[34], a film[35], directed by Martin Durkin[36].