political question

American  

noun

Law.

1. a question regarded by the courts as being a matter to be determined by another department of government rather than of law and therefore one with which they will not deal, as the recognition of a foreign state.

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political question

He suggests they potentially downsize tourism or urbanisation to protect coral -- a "difficult political question" for those who want to keep Okinawa's economy thriving.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

“This is a political question: Would it look like you’re beating up on somebody who lost their home in a fire?” she asked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026

Oh, and by the way, it’s not a political question.

From Slate ● May 23, 2024

For China’s leader, Xi Jinping, the unrest is a test of his precedent-breaking third term in power and underscores the urgent political question of how he can lead China out of the Covid era.

From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2022

The West of Ireland folks know quite as much of art or science as of Home Rule, or any other political question.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Robert John Buckley