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English Dictionary: paternalism by the DICT Development Group
2 results for paternalism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paternalism
n
  1. the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paternalism \Pa*ter"nal*ism\, n. (Polit. Science)
      The theory or practice of paternal government. See {Paternal
      government}, under {Paternal}. --London Times.
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