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Definition issue in British English

issue noun

noun
/ˈɪʃuː/

▪ contentious, controversial, divisive, important, key, major, pressing, sensitive, thorny, unresolved

▪ address, cloud, complicate, confront, confuse, consider, dodge, duck, evade, examine, explore, fudge, raise, tackle

Example

It's a website devoted to environmental issues.

Example

Abortion is always a controversial issue.

Example

Public education was one of the biggest issues in the election campaign.

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1.1

a problem that needs to be considered

Example

The reliability of the statistics is not an issue.

Example

There were issues about the way the department was organized.

Example

A big issue in the region is that teachers are so underpaid.

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2

a magazine that is published at a particular time

Example

The article appeared in the November issue.

Example

These tips appeared in recent issues of The Practical Gardener.

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3

a set of things, for example shares in a company, that are made available to people at a particular time

Example

a share rights issue

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4

the act of officially giving something to someone

Example

the issue of visitors' permits

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4.1

something that is given to every member of a group

Example

She was wearing the heavy black jacket that was standard police issue.

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5

someone's children

Example

He died without issue (=with no children).

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Definition issue in British English