politically correct

adjective

: 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

Examples of politically correct in a Sentence

He later realized that his response was not politically correct.

Recent Examples on the Web

In other words, hiring and promoting for culture-fit is a politically correct, socially accepted, and benevolent way to promote in-group favoritism and tribalism. —Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

There are also some trends that tend to impose a dictatorship of politically correct topics. —Marta Balaga, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024

The biases of emotional anthropocentrism and intellectual anthropocentrism have prevented us from seeing that there are many more ways of reacting to death than what is considered politically correct in our societies. —Susana Monsó, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024

For starters, Coppola seems to think — and Megalopolis repeatedly seems to imply, however inadvertently — that the greatest risk of fascism comes from the politically correct, insurgent left, rather than from oppressive systems. —Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

politically correct

adjective

: following the belief that language and practices which could offend political sensibilities (as in matters of sex or race) should be eliminated

political correctness noun