wedge issue
wedge issue · wedge issues
A discussion point or a difference in points of view which is particularly likely to…A discussion point or a difference in points of view which is particularly likely to be controversial and a source of discord between discussants or other involved parties; a difference in viewpoints which causes disharmony within a political or social group.
» The government wants to create a wedge issue in this country.
Meaning
1 sensesA discussion point or a difference in points of view which is particularly likely to be controversial and a source of discord between discussants or other involved parties; a difference in viewpoints which causes disharmony within a political or social group.
Examples
1 sentencesThe government wants to create a wedge issue in this country.
Forms
plural: wedge issues| Singular | wedge issue |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedwedge politics