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paternalistic
pa·ter·nal·ism P0109700 (pə-tûr′nə-lĭz′əm)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.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | paternalistic - benevolent but sometimes intrusivepaternal - characteristic of a father |
Translationspatriarchalischpaternalistepaternalistico
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