Term: paramount issue: an issue whose settlement is more important than anything else; and issue that must be settled before anything else can be settled
Broader: issue: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled | Unrelated: trial: an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
Broader: issue: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled | Unrelated: test drive: test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying
Broader: issue: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled | Unrelated: tibetan: a native or inhabitant of Tibet
Broader: issue: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled | Unrelated: botanical: a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)
Broader: issue: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled | Unrelated: american saddle horse: a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky
Broader: issue: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled | Unrelated: corner: a remote area
Broader: issue: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled | Unrelated: centrality: the property of being central
Broader: issue: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled | Unrelated: slow motion: a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate
Broader: issue: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled | Unrelated: aluminum foil: foil made of aluminum
Broader: issue: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled | Unrelated: right of search: the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them