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politically correct

–noun
marked by or adhering to a typically progressive orthodoxy on issues involving esp. race, gender, sexual affinity, or ecology. Abbreviation: PC, P.C.

political correctness, noun
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politically correct  
adj.   Abbr. PC
  1. Of, relating to, or supporting broad social, political, and educational change, especially to redress historical injustices in matters such as race, class, gender, and sexual orientation.

  2. Being or perceived as being overconcerned with such change, often to the exclusion of other matters.

political correctness n.
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