hot button
noun/ˈhɒt bʌtn/
/ˈhɑːt bʌtn/
(North American English, informal)- a subject or issue that people have strong feelings about and argue about a lot
- Race has always been a hot button in this country's history.
- the hot-button issue of nuclear waste disposal
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