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Noun Concept
Categories: All articles with unsourced statements, Political metaphors
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third rail  Political third rail  Third rail issue  Third rail of politics
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The third rail of a nation's politics is a metaphor for any issue so controversial that it is "charged" and "untouchable" to the extent that any politician or public official who dares to broach the subject will invariably suffer politically. Wikipedia
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The third rail of a nation's politics is a metaphor for any issue so controversial that it is "charged" and "untouchable" to the extent that any politician or public official who dares to broach the subject will invariably suffer politically. Wikipedia
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third rail (politics)
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Political third rail, Third rail (metaphor), Third rail issue, Third rail of politics

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