English
Noun
en-noun|sg=moot point
- An issue that is subject to, or open for discussion or debate, and which could only be definitively determined by an assembly of the people.
#:Now that downtown has been rebuilt and business is booming, whether to build more parking spaces has become a moot point.
- An issue regarded as potentially debatable, but no longer practically applicable. Although the idea may still be worth debating and exploring academically, and such a discussion may be useful for for addressing similar issues in the future, the idea has been rendered irrelevant for the present issue.
#: Until we rebuild downtown, whether we build more parking spaces is a moot point.
Usage notes
The first usage given above is the original meaning of the phrase, and is still dominant in the UK. This second usage given is modern, and increasingly popular. It has come to dominate in the U.S., although some regard it as incorrect.
Translations
trans-top|issue that is open for debate
Finnish: t|fi|tahtokysymys, t|fi|kiistanalainen t+|fi|kysymys, t|fi|päätettävä t+|fi|asia
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trans-top|issue that has been rendered irrelevant
Finnish: t|fi|sivuseikka, t-|fi|epäolennainen t+|fi|kysymys, t-|fi|lillukanvarsi
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