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• n  the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  it was a very sensitive topic
• n  some situation or event that is thought about
  he kept drifting off the topic

• For more than 30 years, filmmaker Ken Burns has been creating award-winning documentaries on topics ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to baseball.

• subject
• theme
• issue
• matter

News & Articles

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• Obesity main topic for Virginia Tech conference
  The obesity epidemic is the main topic at a conference this week in Blacksburg.
  June 17, 2013 - WDBJ 7 Roanoke
• What The Airlines Could Learn From Seinfeld Re-runs
  This is a bit off-topic from what I normally write about here, but having just returned from a vacation during which my wife and I experienced two service-devoid encounters with one of the nation?s major airlines, it?s what will be on my mind until I write it.  So here goes.
  June 17, 2013 - Forbes
• Monday Weather With Lindie Patton
  Welcome to the discussion. 1Clean & On Topic. Comments must be on topic. Nothing obscene, vulgar or lewd. 2Don't Threaten or Abuse. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated. AND PLEASE TURN OFF CAPS LOCK.
  June 17, 2013 - St. Joseph News-Press

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in CNN
  Obama said reporters should "back off these kinds of stories" and noted that he was born to an 18-year-old mother. "How a family deals with issues and teenage children, that shouldn't be the topic of our politics, and I hope that anybody who...
• Mitt Romney in Forbes
  I know he's trying desperately to change the topic from the economy and trying to get back to Iraq, but to say something that's not accurate is simply wrong - and he knows better,Romney said.
• Hillary Rodham Clinton in FOXNews
  It's an important topic. Issues of race and gender in America have been complicated throughout our history,Clinton said. "But we should remember that this is an historic moment for the Democratic Party and for our country. We will be...