English Dictionary

wedge politics

名詞

(politics) 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.

日本語の意味

政治家、政党、またはロビイストグループなどが、対立候補や有権者に対して分断を生み出す意図を持って行う戦略または行動様式。特に、人種、地域、あるいはその他の人口統計学的要素に基づき、社会の意見や立場を極端に二極化させる問題を強調することで、その目的を果たそうとする政治的手法

The campaign relied on wedge politics to pit urban and rural voters against each other.

その運動は、都市部と農村部の有権者を対立させるために分断を煽る政治を利用した。

意味（1）

(politics) 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.

It was an ugly example of wedge politics, the politics of division.

wedge politics （ plural ）