language police
informal (depreciative )
noun
1A (notional or self-appointed) group seeking to impose standards regarding what constitutes acceptable language.
2 Canadian the government officials responsible for enforcing the language laws of the province of Quebec.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Analysis.
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