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pa·ter·nal·ism    Audio Help   [puh-tur-nl-iz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.

[Origin: 1880–85; paternal + -ism]

pa·ter·nal·ist, noun, adjective
pa·ter·nal·is·tic, adjective
pa·ter·nal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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pa·ter·nal·ism    Audio Help   (pə-tûr'nə-lĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A policy or practice of treating or governing people in a fatherly manner, especially by providing for their needs without giving them rights or responsibilities.

pa·ter'nal·ist adj. & n., pa·ter'nal·is'tic adj., pa·ter'nal·is'ti·cal·ly adv.
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paternalism

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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Paternalism

Pa*ter"nal*ism\, n. (Polit. Science) The theory or practice of paternal government. See Paternal government, under Paternal. --London Times.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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