political correctness
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5.3
- noun
- /pəˈlɪtɪkəl kəˈrɛktnəs/
:
corrección política
- Such considerations, then, lead inevitably back to questions of political correctness in art education.
- political correctness and multiculturalism
- political correctness (PC)
- freedom and political correctness
They do not like political correctness because that restricts them in their job.
- They do not like political correctness because that restricts them in their job.
- We appreciate that the pressure to conform to political correctness is insufferable.
- And all of this political correctness with language, it makes it very ugly, ugly.
- And so it's really hard to write a joke now, not because of political correctness, not because you don't want to get cancelled.
- And I think sometimes we have political correctness from both left and right that are keeping our art forms from being free.
- Like people trying to be unified in certain political correctness, that is very dangerous.
- But now the racism, it hides in the reeds and bushes of political correctness.
- It is not the role of schools to inculcate kids with woke ideas and political correctness.
- But and that political correctness has it's it's a force in academia, unfortunately.
Examples
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The concept of political correctness has sparked debates on how to communicate inclusively without alienating certain communities.
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All in the name of political correctness.
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And I think sometimes we have political correctness from both left and right that are keeping our art forms from being free.
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Well, now with political correctness and all, it's best to keep a low profile.
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But the essence of what political correctness means to me is related to justice.
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And I think the political correctness of parenting and work life balance right now is a very hot topic.
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There's no excuse for the political correctness that has overwhelmed our culture.
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Unlike many movements, however, political correctness has received an inordinate amount of academic and media attention.
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We appreciate that the pressure to conform to political correctness is insufferable.
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I've been asked to discuss academic freedom and political correctness in wartime or times of great stress.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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4.2
Polite and respectful words and actions toward other people
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Polite and kind behavior toward other people's feelings and wishes
A way of avoiding words and actions that hurt or leave out people treated unfairly
Antonyms
- Offensive
To use words or actions that offend people who face unfair treatment
How Sensitive
- Offensive
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- Informal
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4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'political' (relating to public/power matters) and 'correctness' (conformity with accepted norms), so learners can infer a general idea of being 'correct' in a political/social sense. However, the specific contemporary sense—avoiding language or behaviour that might offend marginalized groups and the ideological/pragmatic connotations—requires cultural or topical knowledge beyond the literal parts, so it is not fully predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
The phrase political correctness started as a way of saying the political words should be 'correct', meaning the right words for politics. Today it means choosing language and behavior 'to avoid offending' people who face unfair treatment.