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conservative correctness

conservative correctness noun: a manner of action and rhetoric that is inoffensive to rightists.

Noun

conservative correctness (uncountable)

  1. A manner of action and rhetoric that is inoffensive to rightists.

Synonyms of conservative correctness

Origin of conservative correctness

Coined by John Wilson, author of The Myth of Political Correctness: The Conservative Attack on Higher Education (1995), as a response to political correctness.

Questions about conservative correctness

What does conservative correctness mean?
Conservative correctness means a manner of action and rhetoric that is inoffensive to rightists.
What part of speech is conservative correctness?
Conservative correctness is a noun.

Words near conservative correctness in the dictionary

  1. conservatism
  2. conservatisms
  3. conservatist
  4. conservatists
  5. conservative
  6. conservative correctness
  7. conservative extension
  8. conservative extensions
  9. conservative force
  10. conservative forces
  11. Conservative Jew

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