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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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wedge issue1
First recorded in 1990–95
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Example Sentences
A decade ago, gays were a wedge issue used by Republicans to energize the base.
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I asked Chaltain if he thought public charters could be a productive wedge issue for Republicans.
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Once a wedge issue that worked to the advantage of the GOP, gay marriage is now seen as benefiting the Democratic Party.
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In the 1970s, crime was a wedge issue: pushing white urban Democrats away from their black and liberal New Deal allies.
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This year, however, it has become a wedge issue in the presidential contest.
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