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Definition wedge issue in American English

wedge issue noun

[countable] noun
Synonyms and related words
anarchism antidisestablishmentarianism Arabism
2

a very divisive political issue, which is able to make people to vote for a party they would not usually support, because its policies are closer to their own on this issue

Example

A significant percentage of Democrats and Republicans disagree with their parties on potential wedge issues.

Definition wedge issue in American English