OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 20729

sticking point

Meanings (ES + gloss)
escollo • punto conflictivo • punto friccionante
A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.
A major sticking point had arisen over draft article IV of the proposed treaty dealing with the disputed Antarctic claims and rights.
The question of representing inside workers was a sticking point.
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