politically correct
adjective
: conforming to a belief that language and practices which could offend political sensibilities (as in matters of sex or race) should be eliminated
political correctness
noun
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He later realized that his response was not politically correct.
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There are also some trends that tend to impose a dictatorship of politically correct topics.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
The biases of emotional anthropocentrism and intellectual anthropocentrism have prevented us from seeing that there are many more ways of reacting to death than what is considered politically correct in our societies.
—Susana Monsó, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
For starters, Coppola seems to think — and Megalopolis repeatedly seems to imply, however inadvertently — that the greatest risk of fascism comes from the politically correct, insurgent left, rather than from oppressive systems.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
In this view, elites use bureaucratic and legal red tape to shield themselves from accountability and enforce politically correct speech norms to silence their critics.
—Jack Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
The biases of emotional anthropocentrism and intellectual anthropocentrism have prevented us from seeing that there are many more ways of reacting to death than what is considered politically correct in our societies.
—Susana Monsó, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
For starters, Coppola seems to think — and Megalopolis repeatedly seems to imply, however inadvertently — that the greatest risk of fascism comes from the politically correct, insurgent left, rather than from oppressive systems.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
In this view, elites use bureaucratic and legal red tape to shield themselves from accountability and enforce politically correct speech norms to silence their critics.
—Jack Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
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“Politically correct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/politically%20correct. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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