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paternalism
noun
the principle or system of governing or controlling a country, group of employees, etc. in a manner suggesting a father's relationship with his children
Related Forms:
- paternalist noun, adjective
- paternalistic adjective
- paternalistically adverb
See paternalism in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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