| lexicalization | eng: Political controversies in the United States |
| subclass of | (noun) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
argument, disputation, contention, disceptation, controversy, arguing, contestation, tilt |
| has instance | e/2002 Mitt Romney residency issue |
| has instance | e/2004 U.S. election voting controversies, OH |
| has instance | e/2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis |
| has instance | e/Abortion in the United States |
| has instance | e/Blue discharge |
| has instance | e/Cannabis in the United States |
| has instance | e/Cherokee freedmen controversy |
| has instance | e/Efforts to eliminate the penny in the United States |
| has instance | e/Haldimand Affair |
| has instance | e/Hillary Rodham cattle futures controversy |
| has instance | e/Illegal immigration to the United States |
| has instance | e/MVDDS dispute |
| has instance | e/Mudsill theory |
| has instance | e/Petticoat affair |
| has instance | e/Public opinion and activism in the Terri Schiavo case |
| has instance | e/Redbud Woods controversy |
| has instance | e/Religion and politics in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign |
| has instance | e/Rod Blagojevich controversies |
| has instance | e/Rudy Giuliani promotions of Bernard Kerik |
| has instance | e/Stop-loss policy |
| has instance | e/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works controversies (New Orleans) |