Although the defniition of tolerance doesn't appear to have changed in the dictionary, the practical application of the word, certainly has. Tolerance, is one of those terms that's being redefined by usage. Tolerance is now defined in "sensitivity training" which is basically in a nutshell, "everybody tiptoe around the political cry baby," and anyone who expresses a view opposed to the political crybaby will not be tolerated.
In reading part of the Health Care Bill, and just like Congress, I haven't read it all, but I found the term "eligible" used. It wasn't used in my general understanding of the term. When I looked on WordWeb, it mentioned, "qualified, or worthy of being chosen." In the Health Care Bill, every place I read the word, eligible, it seemed more of a euphemism for "targeted."
And literally, doesn't have to indicate something is true.
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/08/literally_definition_dictionary_wrong_english_languageyour_head_explode.html
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