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connected issues

[kəˈnɛktɪd ˈɪʃuːz]
noun phrase
questões conectadas / questões relacionadas
1. Issues or problems that are linked together or have a relationship with one another, where one affects or influences the other
Poverty and lack of education are connected issues that require comprehensive solutions.
A pobreza e a falta de educação são questões conectadas que exigem soluções abrangentes.
2. In legal or technical contexts, matters that are interdependent or must be considered together
The judge ruled that these connected issues should be addressed in the same trial.
O juiz determinou que estas questões conectadas devem ser abordadas no mesmo julgamento.
Synonyms
related issueslinked issuesinterdependent matterscorrelated problemsassociated concerns
Antonyms
unrelated issuesseparate mattersindependent issuesdistinct problems

Regional Variations

General Brazilian Portuguese
questões conectadas / questões relacionadas
Most common usage in Brazilian legal and academic contexts
São Paulo
questões relacionadas / assuntos conexos
Preferred in formal business and legal documents
Portugal
questões conexas / matérias relacionadas
More formal legal terminology preferred in Portuguese courts

Related Idioms & Phrases

linked at the hip
two sides of the same coin
cut from the same cloth
go hand in hand
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