hot buttonnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhɒt ˌbʌt.ən/us/ˈhɑːt ˌbʌt̬.ən/US informala subject that is important to people and about which they have strong opinions:
Gender issues have become something of a hot button.
Immigration has become a hot button issue.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Important and essential things
- -based
- amenity
- be-all
- big league
- biggie
- building block
- flagship
- grandaddy
- heavyweight
- kernel
- keynote
- keystone
- lifeblood
- nucleus
- pivot
- prerequisite
- priority
- requisite
- sine qua non
- supply
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