Définition anglaise de “politically correct”

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Définition de "politically correct" - Dictionnaire Anglais

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uk /pəˌlɪt.ɪ.kəl.i kəˈrekt/ us /pəˌlɪt̬.ə.kəl.i kəˈrekt/ abbreviation PC

› Someone who is politically correct believes that language and actions that could be offensive to others, especially those relating to sex and race, should be avoided.

› A politically correct word or expression is used instead of another one to avoid being offensive:

Some people think that "fireman" is a sexist term, and prefer the politically correct term "firefighter".

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political correctness

noun [ U ] uk us

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We can't even use the word "chairman"! It's just political correctness gone mad!

(Definition of “politically correct” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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(Definition of “politically correct” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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