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wedge issue
noun
- an issue that divides or causes conflict in an otherwise unified group:
Abortion is a wedge issue for the Republican Party.
wedge issue
noun
- an issue that is likely to cause division between the members of a group
Word History and Origins
Origin of wedge issue1
Example Sentences
It’s possible crime emerges as a wedge issue in the 2022 midterms.
Once a deeply divisive wedge issue that Republicans used to their political advantage, same-sex marriage has now reached an all-time high level of support among all Americans.
A decade ago, gays were a wedge issue used by Republicans to energize the base.
I asked Chaltain if he thought public charters could be a productive wedge issue for Republicans.
Once a wedge issue that worked to the advantage of the GOP, gay marriage is now seen as benefiting the Democratic Party.
In the 1970s, crime was a wedge issue: pushing white urban Democrats away from their black and liberal New Deal allies.
This year, however, it has become a wedge issue in the presidential contest.
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