paternalistic
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˌpætərˈnælɪstɪk/
- Formal
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paternalista
- The teacher's paternalistic approach left the students feeling restricted and undervalued.
- paternalistic attitude
- paternalistic mindset
- paternalistic welfare
This is all part some paternalistic plot to control what other people do with their lives.
- This is all part some paternalistic plot to control what other people do with their lives.
- Yeah, you said paternalistic because they thought they were doing good things for the human race.
- and take paternalistic behaviors in a way
- So the further you are from paternalistic point of view, the more you are further from from from Homo Sovieticus actually.
Examples
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Such responsibilities are best guaranteed by strong, paternalistic, authoritarian leadership.
Academic text (1990) -
And it was a very paternalistic, antiquated country and society.
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Yeah, you said paternalistic because they thought they were doing good things for the human race.
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This is all part some paternalistic plot to control what other people do with their lives.
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Even if they are effective, paternalistic measures raise serious political objections.
Academic text (1991) -
The debate might finally generate the consensus needed to support the new paternalistic social policy that is already emerging.
Academic text (1991) -
Unfortunately, many people still hear in the word tolerance the paternalistic connotations it had in the past.
Academic text (1998) -
PASS provides an alternative to the traditional and often paternalistic tutor- and rules-centered approaches to improving athletes' academic performance.
Academic text (1991) -
Such an attitude is reminiscent of Cinema Novo's paternalistic relationship with the working classes.
Academic text (2000) -
Such a vision of social problems and their effective management is overly simplistic, reductionist, and grossly paternalistic.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
Being caring and protective like a mother
Antonyms
How Paternalistic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Paternalistic comes from the Latin root pater, which means 'father'. Think of a father who wants to protect and make decisions for his children — that's why paternalistic describes someone or a rule that cares for people but can also limit their freedom.