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14:57 Oct 23, 2009
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Social Sciences - Government / Politics
English term or phrase: wedge issue
Definition from The Washington Post:
A controversial political issue that is often used by one group to divide an opposing political group. The first group hopes that by persuading voters to see the divisiveness among its opponent, voters will agree with its own stance.

Example sentence(s):
  • The whole point of the “Yes We Can” message was to say, let’s move past the politics of divisive wedge issues and work together to solve the real problems challenging American families. Southern Beale
  • These battles have been relegated to the back pages of the national papers and hardly covered at all on national television because the protection of marriage is often called a “wedge issue. Townhall.com
  • Republicans and Democrats have taken turns blaming election losses on wedge-issue ballot initiatives. THE HILL
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4vedenjakajakysymys
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vedenjakajakysymys


Definition from own experience or research:
Vedenjakajakysymys on (poliittinen) aihe tai väite, joka jakaa mielipiteitä vahvasti kahteen suuntaan.

Example sentence(s):
  • Lisäksi avioliittolaki on poliittinen asia ja suhtautumisesta siihen on tullut vedenjakajakysymys. - Ranneliike.net  
  • Positiivista tässä on se, että tämä on ainakin hyvä vedenjakajakysymys kunnallisvaaleissa ja varmasti aktivoi ihmisiä. - IT-viikko  

Explanation:
Myös pelkästään "vedenjakaja". Vedenjakaja tarkoittaa konkreettisesti korkeaa maa-aluetta, joka erottaa kahta vesialuetta toisistaan.
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