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politically correct
adjective
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/pəˌlɪt.ɪ.kəl.i kəˈrekt/ us

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

politically correct | American Dictionary

politically correct
adjective
us

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/pəˈlɪt̬·ɪ·kli kəˈrekt/
(abbreviation PC)
disapproving avoiding language or behavior that any particular group of people might feel is unkind or offensive:
The politically correct term "firefighter" is used instead of "fireman."
(Definition of politically correct from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of politically correct

in Chinese (Traditional)
（言行）政治正確的, （尤指）避免性別（或種族）歧視的, （詞語或表達方式）政治正確的…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（言行）政治上正确的, （尤指）避免性别（或种族）歧视的, （词语或表达方式）政治上正确的…
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in Spanish
políticamente correcto, políticamente correcto/ta [masculine-feminine, singular]…
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politicamente correto…
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politiquement correct/-ecte, politiquement correct…
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politicky správně…
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politisk korrekt…
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secara politis benar…
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(ภาษา) ไม่กระทบคนกลุ่มใดกลุ่มหนึ่ง…
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khôn ngoan…
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betul dr segi politik…
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politisch korrekt…
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politisk korrekt…
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politicamente corretto…
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