litmus test
litmus test
nounDefinition of LITMUS TEST
: a test in which a single factor (as an attitude, event, or fact) is decisive
See Examples of LITMUS TEST
- The party is using attitudes about gun control as a litmus test for political candidates.
First Known Use of LITMUS TEST
1952
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