wedge issue

wedge is·sue

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wej ish-oo or, esp. British, is-yoo]
- /wɛdʒ ˈɪʃ u or, esp. British, ˈɪs yu/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wej ish-oo or, esp. British, is-yoo]
- /wɛdʒ ˈɪʃ u or, esp. British, ˈɪs yu/

Definitions of wedge issue words

noun wedge issue an issue that divides or causes conflict in an otherwise unified group: Abortion is a wedge issue for the Republican Party. 1
noun wedge issue politics: controversial topic 1
noun wedge issue an issue that is likely to cause division between the members of a group 0
noun wedge issue (politics, social relations) 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. 0

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Origin of wedge issue

First appearance:

before 1990

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1990-95

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Parts of speech for Wedge issue

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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wedge issue popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wedge issue usage trend in Literature

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