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It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.
M. Russell Ballard

Meaning of "politically correct" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLITICALLY CORRECT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLITICALLY CORRECT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Politically correct is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POLITICALLY CORRECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Political correctness

Political correctness is a term that refers to enforced language, ideas, or policies that address perceived discrimination against political, social or economical groups. These groups most prominently include those defined by gender, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age and disability. Historically, the term was a colloquialism used in the early-to-mid 20th century by Communists and Socialists in political debates, referring pejoratively to the Communist "party line", which provided for "correct" positions on many matters of politics. The term was adopted in the later 20th century by the New Left, applied with a certain humour to condemn sexist or racist conduct as "not politically correct". By the early 1990s, the term was adopted by US conservatives as a pejorative term for all manner of attempts to promote multiculturalism and identity politics, particularly, attempts to introduce new terms that sought to leave behind discriminatory baggage ostensibly attached to older ones, and conversely, to try to make older ones taboo.

Definition of politically correct in the English dictionary

The definition of politically correct in the dictionary is demonstrating progressive ideals, esp by avoiding vocabulary that is considered offensive, discriminatory, or judgmental, esp concerning race and gender PC.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLITICALLY CORRECT

political
political action committee
political asylum
political commissar
political convention
political correctness
political economy
political football
political geography
political incorrectness
political party
political prisoner
political science
political scientist
politicalise
politicalize
politically
politically incorrect
politically motivated
politically-minded

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLITICALLY CORRECT

arrect
codirect
coerect
correct
direct
erect
hypercorrect
incorrect
indirect
miscorrect
misdirect
overcorrect
politically incorrect
porrect
re-erect
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redirect
resurrect
semierect
suberect

Synonyms and antonyms of politically correct in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «politically correct» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLITICALLY CORRECT

Find out the translation of politically correct to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of politically correct from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «politically correct» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

政治上正确的 >
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

políticamente correcto
570 millions of speakers

English

politically correct
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राजनीतिक रूप से सही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صحيح سياسيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

политкорректно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

politicamente correto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাজনৈতিকভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

politiquement correct
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Politik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

politisch korrekt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

差別的でない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 정치적으로 정당한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Politik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chính trị đúng đắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரசியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राजकीयदृष्ट्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

politik olarak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

politicamente corretto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

politycznie poprawne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

політкоректно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

corect politic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

politically correct
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polities korrek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

politiskt korrekt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

politisk korrekt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of politically correct

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLITICALLY CORRECT»

The term «politically correct» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.327 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLITICALLY CORRECT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about politically correct

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10 QUOTES WITH «POLITICALLY CORRECT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word politically correct.
1
M. Russell Ballard
It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.
2
Brigitte Bardot
I am greatly misunderstood by politically correct idiots.
3
Mark Batterson
I'd rather be biblically correct than politically correct.
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Shelley Berkley
There is such a desire to give everybody a piece, we're probably wasting a great deal of homeland security money trying to be politically correct, when we really need to make sure that our cities get the money they need.
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Sandra Bernhard
I'm very much a humanist. I'm very much pro-choice. I'm very much politically correct.
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Donald Berwick
It is, I guess, politically correct, widely believed, that to say that American health care is the best in the world. It's not.
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Neill Blomkamp
Obviously I don't want to make a film that offends people, but the whole world is so politically correct - I'm not going to not do something because it may be politically incorrect. At some point, the metaphors and allegories break down. They disappear, and you just have science fiction.
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John Cusack
If you're going to get into social criticism with absurdity and satire, you can't be politically correct when you do that.
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Idris Elba
As an actor, you're trained to do the right thing, be politically correct, say your lines, say the right thing about the people you're working with.
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Joe Eszterhas
I was a militant smoker, and in my case, I think I particularly used smoking because what I felt was a kind of politically correct big brother assault on smoking.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLITICALLY CORRECT»

Discover the use of politically correct in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to politically correct and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
For anyone brought up on sexist, racist, sizeist and ethnocentrist reading matter these stories have been purged of the influence of an insensitive cultural past to become fables for our times.
James Garner, 2011
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Politically Correct: The Ultimate Storybook
James Finn Garner wowed the world when he wrote Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, which sold nearly 2 million copies, and then followed it up with two books with the same theme, Politically Correct Holiday Stories and Once Upon An ...
James Finn Garner, 1998
3
Correct, Not Politically Correct: How Same-Sex Marriage ...
Turek's message is direct but respectful--correct, not politically correct. It is a message that we must not ignore" --Cover, p. 4.
Frank Turek, 2009
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Nourishing traditions: the cookbook that challenges ...
Draws on traditional eating patterns to endorse a diet that contains animal fats and foods preserved in ways that actually increase their nutritional value.
Sally Fallon, Mary G. Enig, 1999
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Politically correct death: answering the arguments for ...
The author explains and responds to ethical and philosophical arguments used to defend a pro-choice position. Key court decisions are also critiqued.
Francis Beckwith, 1994
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The official politically correct dictionary and handbook
A humorous send-up of political correctness in dictionary form
Henry Beard, Christopher Cerf, 1993
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Global Warming in a Politically Correct Climate: How Truth ...
" The opening words of "Global Warming in a Politically Correct Climate" reveal author M. Mihkel Mathiesen's passionate struggle to reveal how the truth has become controversial in the modern community.
M. Mihkel Mathiesen, 2004
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Politically Correct Parables
At least you could tell a straight story! So this book is a great opportunity to laugh at some of our modern mores, as well as a challenge to think again about the directness and forthrightness of Jesus' original words.
Robert Martin Walker, 2000
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The Politically Correct University: Problems, Scope, and Reforms
The Politically Correct University shows how the universities' quest for 'diversity' has produced in too many departments a stifling uniformity of thought.
Robert Maranto, Fredrick Hess, Richard Redding, 2009
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (And the Crusades)
Islam expert Robert Spencer reveals Islam's ongoing, unshakable quest for global conquest and why the West today faces the same threat as the Crusaders did--and what we can learn from their experience.
Robert Spencer, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLITICALLY CORRECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term politically correct is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man breaks largest balloon animal world record
Bugs Bunny has done some less than politically correct things in his cartoon life. Lisa France looks at the skeletons in Bugs Bunnys closet as ... «WKMG Orlando, Jul 15»
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ROY GREEN | How do Parents Discipline Kids in Public in Our …
ROY GREEN | How do Parents Discipline Kids in Public in Our Politically Correct Society? Toronto, ON, Canada / Talk Radio AM640. «640 Toronto News, Jul 15»
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All Lives Don't Matter, Only Politically Useful Lives Matter
What's wrong is that the cancer of identity politics has metastasized to the point that there is a politically correct scale for whose lives matter. «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
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Jeb Bush condemns 'political correctness' of #BlackLivesMatter …
"We're so uptight and so politically correct now that we apologize for saying 'lives matter?'" asked Bush. "Life is precious. It's a gift from God. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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The streets are mean for the politically correct
Jefferson Davis had his warts, it's true. He was a poor organizer, an incompetent financier, a terrible strategist and wanted slavery not only in ... «Herald-Mail Media, Jul 15»
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To be or not to be politically correct: What was that question?
According to the article linked above, he believes “the overly politically correct culture is incredibly damaging to comedians everywhere. «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
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Is Gerry Adams simply being politically correct in wishing for a two …
I prefer to believe this to be nothing but a politically correct stance dictated by his current political position, because I find it hard to accept that ... «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»
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Here's The Latest Politically Correct Non-Issue Louisiana Democrats …
These days, the Louisiana Democratic Party (La Demos) is trying to be as politically correct as possible. And apparently that means branding ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
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Reader says politically correct terms undermine fact check of Rick …
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agents patrol along the Rio Grande on the Texas-Mexico border Feb. 24, 2015, near Rio ... «PolitiFact, Jul 15»
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LETTER: Common Core lessons too politically correct
Judging people of the past by the politically correct standards of today is almost as bad as holding today's generations responsible for mistakes ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Politically correct [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/politically-correct>. Apr 2024 ».
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