Paternalism

[pə'tɜːn(ə)lɪz(ə)m] or [pə'tɝnəlɪzəm]

(noun.) the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good.

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(n.) The theory or practice of paternal government. See Paternal government, under Paternal.

Editor: Margie

No, paternalism is not dependable, granting that it is desirable. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.

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