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Meanings of paternalistic in English

Paternalistic.

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Usage of paternalistic in English
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Who has that kind of paternalistic relationship to our rights and obligations.
The new yorker
2
The sales pitch was paternalistic and played on women's fears of ageing.
The Guardian
3
Those who seek to dissolve the fund argue that this is paternalistic.
Economics Without Illusions
4
Through it all, Nick Faldo adopted a paternalistic attitude to the proceedings.
The Irish Times
5
He is repressed by no paternalistic government, embarrassed by no feudal system.
Problems in American Democracy
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New Zealanders generally want their government to be distanced but paternalistic.
Radio NZ
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He is widely respected as a paternalistic and generous figure within the union.
The Irish Times
8
She characterises some decisions take it their absence as shocking, paternalistic and racist.
Radio NZ
9
We were too paternalistic and wouldn't put our trust in people.
The Guardian
10
This can undermine the effectiveness of a lot of paternalistic interventions.
Economics Without Illusions
11
The public-health framing casts the tech humanists in a paternalistic role.
The Guardian
12
Some see him as a visionary with an old-fashioned, paternalistic style.
Reuters
13
The black response derived from the old paternalistic relationships with whites.
The last hero: a life of henry aaron
14
The Russian State, in other words, is masculine and paternalistic.
The tiger: a true story of vengeance and survival
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This reflected the paternalistic and patronising attitude prevalent throughout society towards people with disabilities.
The Irish Times
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And, on the local level, it is a paternalistic feudalism.
Lone Star Planet
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