conservative vs politically correct

conservative

adj
  • Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism. 

  • Tending to resist change or innovation. 

  • Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity. 

  • Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative. 

  • Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment) 

  • Based on pessimistic assumptions. 

  • Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense. 

  • Relating to the Conservative Party. 

  • Cautious, moderate. 

  • Relating to Conservative Judaism. 

noun
  • A social conservative. 

  • A fiscal conservative. 

  • One who opposes changes to the traditional institutions of their country. 

  • A person who favors maintenance of the status quo. 

  • A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors interventionist foreign policy. 

politically correct

adj
  • Possessing or conforming to the correct political positions; following the official policies of the government or a political party. 

  • Respectful of marginalized ethnic groups, genders, etc. 

  • Stereotypically left-wing; possessing or conforming to stereotypical left-wing social views. 

  • Overly sensitive to giving offense on the grounds of race, sex, etc. 

verb
  • To modify in a way that is more respectful to minorities. 

  • To modify in a way that conforms more to the official position of a government or political party. 

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