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political correction

political correction noun: a modification that makes something more respectful to marginalized people.

Noun

political correction (plural political corrections)

  1. A modification that makes something more respectful to marginalized people.
  2. Synonym of political correctness.

Synonyms of political correction

Forms of political correction

pluralpolitical corrections

Questions about political correction

What does political correction mean?
Political correction means a modification that makes something more respectful to marginalized people.
What part of speech is political correction?
Political correction is a noun.
What is the plural of political correction?
The plural of political correction is political corrections.

Words near political correction in the dictionary

  1. political climate
  2. political climates
  3. political commissar
  4. political commissars
  5. political consumerism
  6. political correction
  7. political corrections
  8. political correctness
  9. political correctnesses
  10. political corrector
  11. political correctors

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