Definition of paternalism in English:
paternalism
noun pəˈtəːn(ə)lɪz(ə)mpəˈtərnlˌɪzəm
mass nounThe policy or practice on the part of people in authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to or otherwise dependent on them in their supposed interest.
attitudes in society reinforce a degree of paternalism among doctors
Example sentencesExamples
- The bureaucratic paternalism and social control techniques of the employers are briefly exemplified.
- This kind of paternalism will not solve the problem.
- I moved towards the right by talking to the alleged ‘beneficiaries’ of liberal paternalism.
- There is a thoroughly conservative article here that takes up the burden of finding a balance between liberty and paternalism.
- Your Honour, it is not as much paternalism as facilitating a process.
- And people said left wing media was doomed because of arrogance and paternalism!
- They said that protectionism and paternalism would only harm producers from developing nations.
- This ‘we know what's best for them’ sentiment is evidence of paternalism, not solidarity.
- As for the colonies in Asia and Africa, authoritarian paternalism - not self-government - was the order of the day.
- This is where paternalism - chosen or imposed - must be admitted.
- Thanks to your misguided paternalism, racial tension will always be front and center.
- The cases reek of legal paternalism and legal moralism but little reference is made to ideas of personal autonomy or sovereignty.
- Trade is far better than aid, which evokes dependency and paternalism.
- Justifying government policies on the basis of paternalism is just one of many analogies used to mislead people about their true nature and effects.
- They don't want paternalism or dependence when they are entitled to resources of their own.
- He remained throughout his life motivated by an abiding belief in the twin myths of racial paternalism and national mission.
- The Government may mean well in moving this bill forward, but such paternalism is misplaced when it changes the rules of the social game.
- Indeed, I do tend to question public policy arguments based on paternalism.
- For public health policy to be realised, paternalism must be replaced by active encouragement of patients to participate in their own care.
- Another profession, the medical, has just been criticised for arrogance, paternalism and complacency.
Definition of paternalism in US English:
paternalism
nounpəˈtərnlˌɪzəmpəˈtərnlˌizəm
The policy or practice on the part of people in positions of authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to them in the subordinates' supposed best interest.
the arrogance and paternalism that underlies cradle-to-grave employment contracts
Example sentencesExamples
- This is where paternalism - chosen or imposed - must be admitted.
- Indeed, I do tend to question public policy arguments based on paternalism.
- The bureaucratic paternalism and social control techniques of the employers are briefly exemplified.
- And people said left wing media was doomed because of arrogance and paternalism!
- Your Honour, it is not as much paternalism as facilitating a process.
- He remained throughout his life motivated by an abiding belief in the twin myths of racial paternalism and national mission.
- Another profession, the medical, has just been criticised for arrogance, paternalism and complacency.
- They said that protectionism and paternalism would only harm producers from developing nations.
- As for the colonies in Asia and Africa, authoritarian paternalism - not self-government - was the order of the day.
- This ‘we know what's best for them’ sentiment is evidence of paternalism, not solidarity.
- Trade is far better than aid, which evokes dependency and paternalism.
- There is a thoroughly conservative article here that takes up the burden of finding a balance between liberty and paternalism.
- This kind of paternalism will not solve the problem.
- I moved towards the right by talking to the alleged ‘beneficiaries’ of liberal paternalism.
- Justifying government policies on the basis of paternalism is just one of many analogies used to mislead people about their true nature and effects.
- The cases reek of legal paternalism and legal moralism but little reference is made to ideas of personal autonomy or sovereignty.
- They don't want paternalism or dependence when they are entitled to resources of their own.
- Thanks to your misguided paternalism, racial tension will always be front and center.
- The Government may mean well in moving this bill forward, but such paternalism is misplaced when it changes the rules of the social game.
- For public health policy to be realised, paternalism must be replaced by active encouragement of patients to participate in their own care.