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14:57 Oct 23, 2009
English to Lithuanian translations [PRO]
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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Summary of translations provided
4ginčo objektas
Olga Prisekina-Olrichs
3klausimas (problema, ginčas), kuris suskaldo visuomenę
Gintautas Kaminskas


  

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klausimas (problema, ginčas), kuris suskaldo visuomenę


Definition from own experience or research:
"Wedge" yra pakala arba pleištas, kuris naudojamas malkai skaldyti. Taigi, "wedge issue" yra klausimas (problema, ginčas), kuris suskaldo visuomenę arba grupę žmonių, kuri turi tą reikalą išspręsti.

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Gintautas Kaminskas
Australia
Local time: 10:59
Native speaker of: Native in LithuanianLithuanian
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ginčo objektas


Definition from Žaliųjų partijos ir „Naujos politik:
Ekologinės problemos bent jau Vakaruose tikrai nėra ginčo objektas: visos politinės partijos, nepriklausomai nuo jų ideologinės orientacijos, į savo programas įtraukia gamtosaugos dalykus.

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  • Ekologinės problemos bent jau Vakaruose tikrai nėra ginčo objektas: visos politinės partijos, nepriklausomai nuo jų ideologinės orientacijos, į savo programas įtraukia gamtosaugos dalykus. - Žaliųjų partijos ir „Naujos politi  

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Olga Prisekina-Olrichs
Netherlands
Local time: 02:59
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in LithuanianLithuanian
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