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| affair |
a controversial situation or occurrence; scandal. [1/6 definitions] |
| local option |
the right to decide by vote whether something controversial, such as the sale of liquor, shall be allowed in a certain locality. |
| noncontroversial |
combined form of controversial. |
| pamphlet |
a short printed publication that is unbound or has a paper binding, often written to inform on some topic or to address a controversial public issue. |
| polemic |
an emphatic statement of a controversial viewpoint, usually criticizing or refuting an existing position. [1/3 definitions] |
| polemical |
adopting a controversial or disputatious position. |
| polemicist |
one who expresses an extreme or controversial viewpoint. [1/2 definitions] |
| uncontroversial |
combined form of controversial. |
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