Brexit

Summary

Brexit is a withdrawal from the European Union^[1]. Brexit draws 20,078 Wikipedia views per month (withdrawal_from_the_european_union category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brexit is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Brexit's instance of is recorded as withdrawal from the European Union^[4].
• Brexit's main regulatory text is recorded as Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union^[5].
• Brexit's Commons category is recorded as Brexit^[6].
• Brexit comprises European Union (Referendum) Act 2016 (Gibraltar)^[7].
• Brexit took place on January 31, 2020^[8].
• A participant in Brexit was United Kingdom^[9].
• Among those involved in Brexit was Union of European Football Associations^[10].
• Brexit's has cause is recorded as 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum^[11].
• Brexit's has cause is recorded as United Kingdom invocation of Article 50^[12].
• Brexit's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brexit^[13].
• Brexit's facet of is recorded as euroscepticism in the United Kingdom^[14].
• Brexit's facet of is recorded as United Kingdom membership of the European Union^[15].
• Brexit's has immediate cause is recorded as United Kingdom invocation of Article 50^[16].
• Brexit's has effect is recorded as economic effects of Brexit^[17].
• Brexit's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brexit'}^[18].
• Brexit's hashtag is recorded as Brexit^[19].
• Brexit's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/brexit^[20].
• Brexit's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+55761'}^[21].
• Brexit's agent of action is recorded as United Kingdom^[22].

Body

When and Where

Brexit took place on January 31, 2020^[8]. Brexit is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].

Context

Brexit's instance of is recorded as withdrawal from the European Union^[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include United Kingdom^[9] and Union of European Football Associations^[10].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for Brexit include Brexit: The Uncivil War^[23], a film^[24], directed by Toby Haynes^[25]; Megxit^[26], an occurrence^[27], in United Kingdom^[28]; Brexit Party^[29], a political party^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 2018^[32], headquartered in London^[33]; and Brexit: The Movie^[34], a film^[35], directed by Martin Durkin^[36].

Why It Matters

Brexit draws 20,078 Wikipedia views per month (withdrawal_from_the_european_union category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] Brexit has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Brexit is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Brexit include Brexit: The Uncivil War^[23], a film^[24], directed by Toby Haynes^[25]; Megxit^[26], an occurrence^[27], in United Kingdom^[28]; Brexit Party^[29], a political party^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 2018^[32], headquartered in London^[33]; and Brexit: The Movie^[34], a film^[35], directed by Martin Durkin^[36].