wedge politics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strategy or pattern of behavior by a politician, political party, or advocacy group which is intended to have a divisive effect on one's political opponents or on the electorate, especially by emphasizing an issue which polarizes opinion along racial, regional, or other demographic lines.

Word forms

wedge politics

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