"bread-and-butter issue" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bread-and-butter issues [plural]
Etymology: See the themes covered at bread-and-butter § Etymology and kitchen table issue § Etymology. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bread-and-butter issue (plural bread-and-butter issues)
  1. (politics) Any issue, such as inflation or prices, that affects ordinary people in their daily lives. Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms: kitchen table issue, pocketbook issue
    Sense id: en-bread-and-butter_issue-en-noun-AELgg2MK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, politics

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