pocketbook issue

Noun

(politics) Synonym of bread-and-butter issue (“any issue affecting ordinary people in their daily lives”)

Japanese Meaning

庶民の日常生活に直接影響を及ぼす問題 / 一般市民の経済状況や生活に関わる政治的論点

During the campaign, the candidate focused on the pocketbook issue of rising grocery prices.

選挙戦では、候補者は食料品の値上がりという生活に直結する問題に重点を置いた。

Sense（1）

(politics) Synonym of bread-and-butter issue (“any issue affecting ordinary people in their daily lives”)

pocketbook issues

（ plural ）