== Congratulations Wikipedia - A Lengthy Article, A Zillion Edits, and it Completely Misses the Main Definition of the Term ==  

 Terms like this are defined by their prevalanet usage.  Since such content or perspective is completely missing from this article, despite being a huge article and a zillion edits, you can learn more about "Politically Correct" in 20 sectonds by punching "politically correct" into any dictionary site than you can from reading this entire article. BTW, here's one randomly chosenn example of many:   

 :: "marked by or adhering to a typically progressive orthodoxy on issues involving esp. race, gender, sexual affinity, or ecology"  

 Wiklipedia articles on controversial topics are all in such a mess.....the otherwise-excdllent Wikipedia systems simply fails on controversial topics.    One could do a much better job in informing by erasing this whole current article and just putting in linkks to a few major disctionary sites.