NOUN | cognition | paternalism | 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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Sounds | pahter'nahlih.zahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | 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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Category | government, governing, governance, government activity, administration | The act of governing |
Broader | attitude, mental attitude | A complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways / ways |
Spanish | paternalismo | |
Catalan | paternalisme | |
Adjectives | paternalistic | benevolent but sometimes intrusive |
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