hot button

Highly politicized or emotionally charged. Often used in the phrase "a hot button issue." Primarily heard in US. Wealth redistribution is a hot button issue on both sides of the political aisle.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Livnat	-	Hebrew
Bailliff	['beilif]
Mahon	-	Irish
Naveed	-	Persian, Arabic
Shelley	['ʃeli]
Babylas	-	Late Greek, French (Rare)