Meaning of language police | Babel Free
Definitions
Any person or group crusading for a particular usage or omission within a language.
derogatory, informal, uncountable
Equivalents
Deutsch
Sprachpolizei
Suomi
kielipoliisi
Français
police de la langue
Bahasa Indonesia
polisi bahasa
日本語
言語警察
Русский
языкова́я поли́ция
Svenska
språkpolis
Examples
“Students lose out when the language police ignore the distinction between using offensive words and discussing them.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.