political correctness
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political correctness
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noun political correctnesses
- An avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude, marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against. The notion of political correctness has ignited controversy across the land. And although the movement arises from the laudable desire to sweep away the debris of racism and sexism and hatred, it replaces old prejudice with new ones.
- An avoidance of expressions or actions that are disadvantageous or disquieting to institutions or authorities. Methodological considerations are further complicated by implications of political correctness in evaluating texts which, aside from their history and original form, have become accepted in a certain recension (vulgata) by institutions (typically, the national churches) which, in the opinion of some
- The result or product of being politically correct.
Opposite: political incorrectness
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noun
Opposite: political incorrectness
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noun being politically correct
| Español | corrección política, correctitud política |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정치적(政治的) 올바름 jeongchijeok olbareum |
| 日本語 | ポリティカル・コレクトネス poritikaru-korekutonesu, 政治的正しさ seijiteki tadashisa, ポリコレ porikore |
| 中文 | 政治正確 /政治正确 zhèngzhì zhèngquè |
| Português | correção política |
| Français | rectitude politique |
| Deutsch | politische Korrektheit, Political Correctness, PC |
| Ελληνικά | πολιτική ορθότητα politikí orthótita |
| Română | corectitudine politică |
| Русский | полити́ческая корре́ктность politíčeskaja korréktnostʹ, политкорре́ктность politkorréktnostʹ |
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title = {political correctness},
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