divisive issue
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divisive — di|vi|sive [dıˈvaısıv] adj causing a lot of disagreement between people ▪ The strike was a divisive issue in the community. socially/economically/politically etc divisive ▪ socially divisive policies … Dictionary of contemporary English
divisive — [[t]dɪva͟ɪsɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is divisive causes unfriendliness and argument between people. Abortion has always been a divisive issue... A referendum would be divisive. Derived words: divisiveness N UNCOUNT ...the divisiveness… … English dictionary
divisive — adjective Date: 1642 creating disunity or dissension < a divisive issue > • divisively adverb • divisiveness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
divisive — di|vi|sive [ dı vaısıv ] adjective likely to cause arguments between people: a divisive issue … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
divisive — UK [dɪˈvaɪsɪv] / US adjective likely to cause arguments between people a divisive issue … English dictionary
issue — I n. number of a journal 1) to bring out, publish an issue 2) a back; current issue 3) an issue comes out, is published question 4) to bring up, raise an issue 5) to address; face; straddle an issue 6) to settle an issue 7) a burning; collateral … Combinatory dictionary
issue */*/*/ — I UK [ˈɪʃuː] / UK [ˈɪsjuː] / US [ˈɪʃu] noun Word forms issue : singular issue plural issues 1) a) [countable] a subject that people discuss or argue about, especially relating to society, politics etc It s a website devoted to environmental… … English dictionary
Wedge issue — A wedge issue is a social or political issue, often of a divisive or otherwise controversial nature, which splits apart or creates a wedge in the support base of one political group. Wedge issues can be advertised, publicly aired, and otherwise… … Wikipedia
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… … Universalium
