nonissue

[ non-ish-oo or, especially British, -is-yoo ]

/ nɒnˈɪʃ u or, especially British, -ˈɪs yu /

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a matter or issue of little or no interest or importance: Whether the candidate is a woman or a man should be a nonissue.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

First recorded in 1960–65; non- + issue

Soft water is relatively expensive to produce, and in small quantities found in normal use, is a nonissue.
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Indeed, for much of the country, illegal immigration is a small issue or a nonissue entirely.
Republicans Must Engage the Tough Politics of Illegal Immigration|Stuart Stevens|June 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Nike Chairman Phil Knight has previously said that sponsoring a gay athlete is a nonissue.
Meet Jason Collins, the First Gay Athlete in Major American Sports|Kevin Fallon|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Refreshingly, though, her sexual orientation has, so far, been a nonissue, at least inside the state.
Tammy Baldwin’s Bid to Become U.S. Senate’s First Out Lesbian|Michelle Goldberg|August 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Walter Monegan knew that I was well within my rights to remove him, and in normal times it would have been a nonissue.
10 Palin Hits the Leakers Missed|Benjamin Sarlin, Samuel P. Jacobs|November 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST