Cause Célèbre

What is Cause Célèbre?


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A cause or issue, generally political, that arouses public opinion. From French, meaning “celebrated cause.” (as taken from the New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy).

The question of the draft was a cause célèbre in the 1960s.

See issue, theme


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