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Definition of wedge issue noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wedge issue

noun

/ˈwedʒ ɪʃuː/

/ˈwedʒ ɪʃuː/

(North American English)

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an important and difficult political issue, used by a political party to draw supporters away from another party

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