English Dictionary

politically correct

形容詞

慣用表現 軽蔑的

(politics) Possessing or conforming to the correct political positions; following the official policies of the government or a political party.

日本語の意味

政治的に正しい：公式な政治的立場や政策に沿う（または従う）ことを意味する。 / 政府または政党の公式方針に基づいた政治的態度や行動を示す。

Her comments were politically correct, aligning with the party's official stance to avoid controversy.

彼女の発言は党の認める政治的立場に沿っており、論争を避けるためのものだった。

意味（1）

(politics) Possessing or conforming to the correct political positions; following the official policies of the government or a political party.

Sentiments and expressions of this inaccurate kind prevail in our common, even in our convivial, language. Is a toast asked? ‘The United States’, instead of the ‘People of the United States’, is the toast given. This is not politically correct.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) Respectful of marginalized ethnic groups, genders, etc.

A man cannot be politically correct and a chauvinist too.

意味（3）

(idiomatic, derogatory) Overly sensitive to giving offense on the grounds of race, sex, etc.

Why do they call camels Ships-of-the-desert ? … Because they're full of Iranian seamen. (NOW, being politically correct you must, of course, substitute martian What a clever joke this becomes! Hopefully, there are no martians listening. )

意味（4）

(idiomatic, politics, derogatory) Stereotypically left-wing; possessing or conforming to stereotypical left-wing social views.

Don Imus, Bernard McGuirk, Trent Lott, Larry Summers, the Duke lacrosse team, Jimmy the Greek, the kid who yelled water buffalo at Penn, Howard Cosell, Jon Stewart, Chief Illiniwek, Jackie Mason and South Park all have in common only one thing: They have not been Politically Correct.

more politically correct （ comparative ）

most politically correct （ superlative ）