物議
ぶつぎ · butsugi · JLPT N1 · noun
public discussion
💬 物 (thing) + 議 (debate): a thing the public debates = public controversy
議 has the 言 (speech) radical, the same character as in 会議 (meeting). 物議 literally means things being debated, so it names a topic that stirs public talk and criticism.