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| | *It immediately caved into the [[homosexual agenda]] by adding "offensive" to its definition of "sexual preference," based on a rant by a [[liberal]] senator against judicial nominee [[Amy Barrett]]'s use of the term.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/merriam-webster-changed-definition-sexual-preference-barrett-hearing</ref> | | *It immediately caved into the [[homosexual agenda]] by adding "offensive" to its definition of "sexual preference," based on a rant by a [[liberal]] senator against judicial nominee [[Amy Barrett]]'s use of the term.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/merriam-webster-changed-definition-sexual-preference-barrett-hearing</ref> |
| − | *The date for [[eminent domain]] is incorrect: 1738.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eminent%20domain</ref> The term ''dominium eminens'' was used as early as 1625.<ref>[http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-4744152149731401/unrestricted/CONCLS.PDF American Jurispudence, 26, Second Edition, (Rochester, NY: Lawyers Corporation)]</ref> | + | *It uses examples having [[liberal bias]], such as (for "fiat") the following: "According to the Bible, the world was created by fiat."<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiat</ref> and "force-feed" this: "force-feed students with the classics."<ref>1994 edition of Merriam-Webster, p. 455.</ref> |
| | *[[Capital]] is poorly defined as accumulated goods, or the value of those goods, or net worth. It is more commonly used to mean liquid assets such as [[cash]], [[stocks]], bonds that can be easily used to acquire [[goods]] and [[services]]. | | *[[Capital]] is poorly defined as accumulated goods, or the value of those goods, or net worth. It is more commonly used to mean liquid assets such as [[cash]], [[stocks]], bonds that can be easily used to acquire [[goods]] and [[services]]. |
| | *Merriam-Webster resists including new [[conservative]] terms, such as [[judicial activism]], which dates back to 1947 and has been repeatedly used by the U.S. Supreme Court since 1967, yet is still not included by Merriam-Webster.<ref>See [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words]].</ref> | | *Merriam-Webster resists including new [[conservative]] terms, such as [[judicial activism]], which dates back to 1947 and has been repeatedly used by the U.S. Supreme Court since 1967, yet is still not included by Merriam-Webster.<ref>See [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words]].</ref> |
| | *It gives the following liberal example of use of the derogatory term "hell-bent": "hell-bent to cut taxes again."<ref>1994 edition of Merriam-Webster, p. 539 (quoting the ''New Republic'', a liberal publication).</ref> | | *It gives the following liberal example of use of the derogatory term "hell-bent": "hell-bent to cut taxes again."<ref>1994 edition of Merriam-Webster, p. 539 (quoting the ''New Republic'', a liberal publication).</ref> |
| | *Merriam-Webster also omitted the term the "[[invisible hand]]" until the late 1990s, although the term has been in popular use since shortly after its introduction by [[Adam Smith]]. In contrast, new liberal terms are quickly added; for example "green-collar" was added in 2009 only three years after it came into common use. | | *Merriam-Webster also omitted the term the "[[invisible hand]]" until the late 1990s, although the term has been in popular use since shortly after its introduction by [[Adam Smith]]. In contrast, new liberal terms are quickly added; for example "green-collar" was added in 2009 only three years after it came into common use. |
| − | *It gives the following liberal example of use of the term "force-feed": "force-feed students with the classics."<ref>1994 edition of Merriam-Webster, p. 455.</ref>
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| | *The definition of [[liberalism]] as pertaining to politics that is overtly biased towards [[liberal]] perceptions of their "good deeds" states: "a political philosophy based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of the human race, and the autonomy of the individual and standing for the protection of political and civil liberties,"<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberalism</ref> actually hijacking [[conservative]] values and concealing how liberals demand taxpayer-funded [[abortion]], same-sex marriage, and [[censorship]] of [[classroom prayer]]. | | *The definition of [[liberalism]] as pertaining to politics that is overtly biased towards [[liberal]] perceptions of their "good deeds" states: "a political philosophy based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of the human race, and the autonomy of the individual and standing for the protection of political and civil liberties,"<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberalism</ref> actually hijacking [[conservative]] values and concealing how liberals demand taxpayer-funded [[abortion]], same-sex marriage, and [[censorship]] of [[classroom prayer]]. |
| | + | *The date for [[eminent domain]] is incorrect: 1738.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eminent%20domain</ref> The term ''dominium eminens'' was used as early as 1625.<ref>[http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-4744152149731401/unrestricted/CONCLS.PDF American Jurispudence, 26, Second Edition, (Rochester, NY: Lawyers Corporation)]</ref> |
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| | Merriam-Webster uses a disproportionate number of examples from [[liberal]] publications, such as the ''[[New York Times]]'', for illustrating how terms are used. | | Merriam-Webster uses a disproportionate number of examples from [[liberal]] publications, such as the ''[[New York Times]]'', for illustrating how terms are used. |