politically correct

Politically Correct — may refer to:*Political correctness, language, ideas, policies, or behaviour seeking to minimize offence to groups of peopleee also* Politically Correct Bedtime Stories , book by James Finn Garner, published in 1994 * PCU (film), a 1994 comedy… …   Wikipedia

politically correct — adjective a) incorrect, in the context of 18th century US politics Sentiments and expressions of this inaccurate kind prevail in our common, even in our convivial, language. Is a toast asked? ‘The United States’, instead of the ‘People of… …   Wiktionary

politically correct — adjective Date: 1936 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

politically correct — political correctness, marked by or adhering to a typically progressive orthodoxy on issues involving esp. race, gender, sexual affinity, or ecology. Abbr.: PC, P.C. * * * …   Universalium

politically correct — Политика: идейность (the quality of adhering to and expressing a particular ideology, esp., during Soviet era, Leninism) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

politically correct — Политика: идейность (the quality of adhering to and expressing a particular ideology, esp., during Soviet era, Leninism) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

Politically Correct — Transport: PC …   Универсальный русско-английский словарь

politically correct — [pə lɪtɪkəlɪkə rekt] общественно приемлемый …   Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories — Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times is a book by James Finn Garner, published in 1994, in which Garner satirizes the trend toward political correctness and sanitization of children s literature, with an… …   Wikipedia

correct — * * * correct, e [ kɔrɛkt ] adj. • 1512; lat. correctus, de corrigere → corriger 1 ♦ Qui respecte les règles, dans un domaine déterminé. Phrase grammaticalement correcte. « Je lui dois [à Fontanes] ce qu il y a de correct dans mon style »… …   Encyclopédie Universelle