a hotly-contesting issue vs the hot contested issue

Both phrases are grammatically correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'A hotly-contesting issue' suggests that the issue is currently being debated or contested with intensity, while 'the hot contested issue' implies that the issue has already been contested and is now recognized as such. The choice between them depends on the specific context and the intended meaning.

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a hotly-contesting issue

This phrase is correct and can be used to describe an issue that is currently being debated or contested with intensity.

This phrase is used to emphasize that the issue is actively being contested or debated with strong feelings or opinions.

Examples:

The hotly-contesting issue of climate change continues to divide politicians and scientists.
It's a hotly-contesting issue in the community, with strong arguments on both sides.

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The issue of men's violence against women is not a small issue on the fringe of society, it affects us all.
Pick an issue, any issue.
Therefore this is not a national issue, but a Union issue.
We can rule out a clotting issue because she has a bleeding issue.
Several Members raised the issue of transparency, and it is a key issue.
The issue of equal opportunities is a broader issue.
The issue of Taiwan's legal personality is not therefore of direct relevance to this issue.
Over time, the whiplash injuries issue has been acknowledged as a major car safety issue to all observers.
The Commission considers that this issue is mainly a bilateral issue between Albania and Greece.
The groundwater issue is partly a cross-border issue.
Issue by issue by issue, we start to learn that actually there's no trade-off between social progress and economic efficiency in any fundamental sense.
Madam President, Mrs Podimata has covered the financial issue for me. I shall comment on another very important issue: the issue of nuclear energy.
However, I fear that, by mixing up this issue with the issue of reproductive freedom, Mr Mitchell is obscuring the issue.
Randal was pestering him over some safety issue.
The matrimonial issue is another story.
Death certificates don't issue themselves.
Talked to Angela about the other issue.
The transportation issue's being addressed.
Banking regulations are an SEC issue.
These aren't standard issue Hydra robots.

Alternatives:

a fiercely debated issue
a highly contested topic
an intensely debated matter
a vigorously contested issue
a heatedly disputed topic

the hot contested issue

This phrase is correct and can be used to describe an issue that has already been contested or debated and is now recognized as such.

This phrase is used to refer to an issue that has been the subject of debate or contention and is now widely acknowledged as such.

Examples:

The hot contested issue of gun control remains a divisive topic in the country.
It's the hot contested issue of the year, with everyone expressing their opinions on social media.

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It requires a situation where the most hotly contested issues, such as absentee balloting and local election observers, are addressed beforehand.
The draft resolution contains the text of a draft Statute for MEPs and thus covers a number of highly contested issues.
The decision contains the text of a draft Statute for MEPs and thus covers a number of highly contested issues.
All parties, he stated, were obviously in favour of humanitarian aid, but the contested issue was "war - yes or no."
The Hot Dish competition is this weekend.
And the hot topic is geriatric exercise.
The girl never marries the hot guy.
Will's dating the hot substitute, Holly Holliday.
We'll get the hot peppers...
Schuchart Sr., the hot chocolate.
Soon, despite the hot seats, the hot car and the hot sun, the atmosphere became frosty.
BAT is to preheat the hot blast stove fuel gases or combustion air using the waste gas of the hot blast stove and to optimise the hot blast stove combustion process.
Good, because things are really starting to heat up in The Hot House.
The hot summer rain soaked us to the skin.
Feel like we're chasing the hot potato.
When we had the hot spell.
When we had the hot spell.
The hot wire is just plastic coating.
Erin, you really nailed the hot dogs today.
This is Imagine Entertainment, not the hot tub at Bruckheimer Tower.

Alternatives:

the widely debated issue
the recognized contested topic
the acknowledged debated matter
the established contested issue
the well-known disputed topic

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a hotly-contesting issue vs the hot contested issue