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correctness

[ kuh-rekt-nis ]

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noun

conformity to fact or truth; freedom from error; accuracy:
The correctness of the eyewitness’s account was later called into question.
the quality of being proper; conformity to an acknowledged or accepted standard:
We are concerned with the correctness of our probationers' conduct.
the quality of being just or right in a judgment or opinion:
We accepted the correctness of the tribunal’s ruling.
an indication of or adherence to a liberal or progressive ideology on matters of ethnicity, religion, sexuality, ecology, etc.:
A car strewn with Styrofoam cups is hardly a testimony to environmental correctness.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of correctness¹

First recorded in 1670–90; correct ( def ) + -ness ( def )

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Also: He isn’t self-righteous, which he views as “the ultimate sin of political correctness.”

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She said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer needed to "stand up, show some courage, and back real policing over political correctness".

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The tunes are all exuberant, and even with a new era of political correctness, never offensive.

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He accused them of abandoning free speech, caving in to political correctness and losing touch with their citizens on issues like migration and national identity.

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He said he also said he believed Disney had "succumb to peer pressure on political correctness, which has now given top dwarf actors less work".

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