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bien-pensant

/bjɛ̃.pɑ̃.sɑ̃/ adjective C2
  1. right-minded, right-thinking
  2. self-righteous, bien pensant, conforming, orthodox, politically correct (derogatory)

Feminine bien-pensante · Masculine plural bien-pensants · Feminine plural bien-pensantes

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C'est un homme bien-pensant méritant toute ma confiance, et chargé par moi de surveiller le Midi (le duc hésita en prononçant ces mots), qui arrive en poste pour me dire : Un grand péril menace le roi.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 93 · C1

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