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DROPPED AMENDMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-10-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Establishment of radical political ideals as new orthodoxy. 2, record 1, English, - PC
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is no conspiracy at work here, just a creed, a set of beliefs and expressions which students from places as diverse as Sarah Lawrence and San Francisco State recognize instantly as "PC"-politically correct.... The march of PC across American campuses has hardly been unopposed. On the contrary, it has provoked the most extreme reaction, from heartfelt defenses of the First Amendment to the end-of-the-world angst of the Rabelais scholar whose subject has just been dropped from the freshman lit course in favor of Toni Morrison. 1, record 1, English, - PC
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An acronym formed by combining the two adjectives politically and correct. 2, record 1, English, - PC
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A functional neologism, this acronym is used to describe a state of mind as well as a socio-political trend in American academic life. 2, record 1, English, - PC
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Néologie et emprunts
Record 1, Main entry term, French
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
orthodoxie politique. 1, record 1, French, - OP
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-10-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dropped amendment
1, record 2, English, dropped%20amendment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- amendement retiré
1, record 2, French, amendement%20retir%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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