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controversy

State of prolonged public dispute or debate
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controversy

Summary

controversy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (612 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • controversy is a type of debate[2].
  • controversy is a type of disagreement[3].
  • controversy is a type of conflict[4].
  • controversy is a type of strife[5].
  • controversy's Commons category is recorded as Controversies[6].
  • controversy's said to be the same as is recorded as debate[7].
  • controversy is the opposite of dispute resolution[8].
  • controversy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Controversies[9].
  • controversy's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3680[10].
  • controversy's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1310[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include debate[2], disagreement[3], conflict[4], and strife[5]. controversy is the opposite of dispute resolution[8].

Why It Matters

controversy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (612 views/month).[1] controversy has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] controversy is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Wikidata description → State of prolonged public dispute or debate
    Subclass of → debate, disagreement, conflict +1
    Main wikidata property → P3680, P1310
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Controversy, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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