correctness
31Political Correctness — Po|lị|ti|cal Cor|rẹct|ness 〈[ kəl ] f.; ; unz.; Abk.: PC〉 in sprachlicher, sozialer u. gesellschaftlicher Hinsicht korrektes, gerechtes Verhalten, vorurteilsfreie Gesinnung, Vermeidung jeglicher Art von Diskriminierung [engl., eigtl.… …
32political correctness — Political correctness, often called simply PC, is concerned with avoiding certain attitudes, actions and, above all, forms of expression which suggest prejudice and are likely to cause offence. This may be against men or women, against older… …
33political correctness — The term political correctness (often abbreviated to PC) arose in the 1980s, first in America and soon afterwards elsewhere. It deals with many areas of social interaction; in language it is concerned with avoiding or replacing words and uses… …
34emotional correctness — n. Feelings or sentiments deemed to be socially acceptable. Example Citation: Just as there s hope that political correctness might at last be running its course, permitting Americans once more to trade farmer s daughter jokes and Amos n Andy… …
35political correctness — noun a) The concept that one has to shape their statements (if not their opinions) according to a certain political dogma, i.e. to be politically correct. 2002 I mean, people who talk about political correctness as being a kind of thought police… …
36Compiler correctness — In computing, compiler correctness is the branch of software engineering that deals with trying to show that a compiler behaves according to its language specification[citation needed]. Techniques include developing the compiler using formal… …
37political correctness — N UNCOUNT Political correctness is the attitude or policy of being extremely careful not to offend or upset any group of people in society who have a disadvantage, or who have been treated differently because of their sex, race, or disability. In …
38political correctness — Although having a distinguished ancestry in the race relations and equal opportunities acts of the 1970s, the concern with political correctness can be traced to the American academic community of the mid 1980s. Its advocates argue that… …
39politically correctness — noun Political correctness …
40dress correctness — (DRES kuh.rekt.nuss) n. The style of dress that is considered to be appropriate for women who wish to climb the corporate ladder. The style depends on the corporate cultue, but is usually of the dark suit and white blouse variety. Example… …
