diplomatic vs politically correct

diplomatic

adj
  • Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries. 

  • Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments. 

  • describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus 

  • Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic. 

noun
  • The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography. 

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. 

How often have the words diplomatic and politically correct occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )