Oct 23, 2009 14:58
14 yrs ago
English term
wedge issue
GBK
English to Slovenian
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)
Proposed translations
(Slovenian)
4 | kontroverzno vprašanje |
Scarlach
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Change log
Oct 23, 2009 14:54: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Oct 23, 2009 14:58: Enrique Cavalitto changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Oct 23, 2009 14:58: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Oct 26, 2009 16:04: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"
Proposed translations
2 days 18 hrs
kontroverzno vprašanje
Definition from
own experience or research:
Besede "kontroverzen" sicer ne najdemo v SSKJ, je pa v Verbinčevem Slovarju tujk. Zasledimo jo tudi v časopisih. Menim, da je mogoč tudi prevod "sporno vprašanje", vendar se mi zdi, da se izgubi določen odtenek.
Example sentences:
Podobno kontroverzno vprašanje, vsaj v Sloveniji, je pokojninska reforma. Zakaj OECD sodi, da smo na tem področju storili premalo? (delo.si)
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