- political correctness
- noun see politically correct
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
political correctness
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political correctness — Political correctness, often called simply PC, is concerned with avoiding certain attitudes, actions and, above all, forms of expression which suggest prejudice and are likely to cause offence. This may be against men or women, against older… … Universalium
political correctness — The term political correctness (often abbreviated to PC) arose in the 1980s, first in America and soon afterwards elsewhere. It deals with many areas of social interaction; in language it is concerned with avoiding or replacing words and uses… … Modern English usage
political correctness — ► NOUN ▪ the avoidance of terms or behaviour considered to be discriminatory or offensive to certain groups of people … English terms dictionary
Political correctness — Politically incorrect redirects here. For other uses, see Politically incorrect (disambiguation). Political correctness (adjectivally, politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term which denotes language, ideas, policies,… … Wikipedia
Political Correctness — Politische Korrektheit (häufig als Adjektiv politisch korrekt, engl.: Political Correctness [pəˈlɪtɪkəl kəˈrɛktnɪs] und politically correct, Abk. PC, P.C. und pc) ist ein aus dem angelsächsischen Raum stammendes politisches Schlagwort.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Political correctness — Politische Korrektheit (häufig als Adjektiv politisch korrekt, engl.: Political Correctness [pəˈlɪtɪkəl kəˈrɛktnɪs] und politically correct, Abk. PC, P.C. und pc) ist ein aus dem angelsächsischen Raum stammendes politisches Schlagwort.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
political correctness — noun avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against • Syn: ↑political correctitude • Ant: ↑political incorrectness • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Political Correctness — Po|lị|ti|cal Cor|rẹct|ness 〈[ kəl ] f.; ; unz.; Abk.: PC〉 in sprachlicher, sozialer u. gesellschaftlicher Hinsicht korrektes, gerechtes Verhalten, vorurteilsfreie Gesinnung, Vermeidung jeglicher Art von Diskriminierung [engl., eigtl.… … Universal-Lexikon
political correctness — noun a) The concept that one has to shape their statements (if not their opinions) according to a certain political dogma, i.e. to be politically correct. 2002 I mean, people who talk about political correctness as being a kind of thought police… … Wiktionary
political correctness — N UNCOUNT Political correctness is the attitude or policy of being extremely careful not to offend or upset any group of people in society who have a disadvantage, or who have been treated differently because of their sex, race, or disability. In … English dictionary
political correctness — Although having a distinguished ancestry in the race relations and equal opportunities acts of the 1970s, the concern with political correctness can be traced to the American academic community of the mid 1980s. Its advocates argue that… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
