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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.

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Origin of wedge issue

First recorded in 1990–95
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British Dictionary definitions for wedge issue

wedge issue

noun

an issue that is likely to cause division between the members of a group
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