Conflated

There are two types of political correctness which are often conflated and which should be distinguished. There is the political correctness of language, which holds that certain groups should not be referred to by certain words with negative connotations (e.g., ethnic slurs), and there is the political correctness of ideas, which holds that certain ideas should not be discussed. The former is arguably commendable; the latter is harmful.

Zionism should not be conflated with Jews.

The Marxist-Leninist method does not bring society closer to communism, but nor is it to be conflated with communism itself.

The concepts of "nation" and "state" have been conflated in English, but the first is much older than the second.

Gender and sex didn't become conflated in English until after the sociological definition of gender arose. Before that, gender typically meant a linguistic category.