May 30, 2009 07:54
15 yrs ago
English term
wedge issue
GBK
English to Malay
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Definition from
The Washington Post:
A controversial political issue that is often used by one group to divide an opposing political group. The first group hopes that by persuading voters to see the divisiveness among its opponent, voters will agree with its own stance.
Example sentences:
The whole point of the “Yes We Can” message was to say, let’s move past the politics of divisive wedge issues and work together to solve the real problems challenging American families. (Southern Beale)
These battles have been relegated to the back pages of the national papers and hardly covered at all on national television because the protection of marriage is often called a “wedge issue. (Townhall.com)
Republicans and Democrats have taken turns blaming election losses on wedge-issue ballot initiatives. (THE HILL)
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