wedge issues
wedge issues is the plural of wedge issue.
Meaning of wedge issue
Noun
wedge issue (plural wedge issues)
- 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.
- "It's sick," he gripes. "Everybody is tired of someone getting a job because of color." Republicans are exploiting such frustration. . . .. Says Kathy Spillar, national coordinator for the Feminist Majority: "The GOP wants to use it as a racial wedge issue."1996 March 25, Catherine Yang, “Worried white men may be the GOP's ace in the hole”, in businessweek.com, retrieved 11 May 2011
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- What is wedge issues the plural of?
- Wedge issues is the plural of wedge issue.
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