POLITICALLY

adv. With relation to the government of a nation or state. 1. Artfully; with address.

POLITICALLY

POLITICALLY Po *lit "i *cal *ly, adv.

politically correct

po lit i cal ly cor rect |pəˈlitik (ə )lē pəˌlɪdəkəli kəˈrɛkt |(or incorrect ) ▶adjective exhibiting (or failing to exhibit ) political correctness: it is not politically correct to laugh at speech impediments.

politically correct

politically correct (or incorrect ) ▶adjective exhibiting (or failing to exhibit ) political correctness: it is not politically correct to laugh at speech impediments.

politically correct

politically correct adjective the true meaning may be clouded by his politically correct language: unoffensive, nondiscriminatory, unbiased, neutral, appropriate, nonpartisan; informal PC. ANTONYMS offensive. WORD NOTE politically correct The tediously overworked phrase politically correct can be used only with a smile, whether of irony or slightly embarrassed affection. Originally, the politically correct were those who ardently championed the rights of women, people of color, homosexuals, and other long-marginalized groups. But politically correct rapidly came to be associated with adherents who were overscrupulous in these observances, in short, zealots. Today most people recognize the fundamental justice of many, if not all, the legal and social advances linked to political correctness, but no one really cares to be called PC. The fight has largely been won, at least de jure if not always de facto, and so the term now sounds a bit old-fashioned, and usually carries an undertone of mild vexation or benign indulgence: Oh, Joan, she's so politically correct! — MD Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

politically

po lit i cal ly /pəlɪ́tɪk (ə )li /→politics 副詞 1 政治上, 政略上 ; 政治的に (巧妙に )▸ NGOs should be politically neutral .NGOは政治的に中立であるべきだ 2 〖文修飾 〗政治的には .～̀ corr é ct ｟しばしばけなして ｠〈言葉 行動 態度などが 〉政治的 社会的見地から見て差別的でない, 政治的に正しい (｟略 ｠PC )(↔politically incorrect ; →woman 事情 ).～̀ incorr é ct 政治的に正しくない .