Associations to the word «Paternalistic»
Noun
- Attitude
- Benevolence
- Racism
- Colonialism
- African
- Employer
- Justification
- Tsar
- Welfare
- Ideology
- Intervention
- Autonomy
- Ethics
- Policy
- Healthcare
- Slavery
- Physician
- Wage
- Plantation
- Slave
- Obligation
- Progressive
- Approach
- Employee
- Commitment
- Worker
- Relationship
- Harm
- Patient
- Leadership
- Consent
- View
- Regime
- Preference
- Phillips
- Decision
- Immigrant
- Smoking
- Rights
- Responsibility
- Culture
- Notion
- Indian
- Restriction
- Disability
- Labor
- Owner
- Authority
- Therapy
- Support
- Society
- Determination
- Provider
- Democracy
- Choice
- Tobacco
- Union
- Government
- Treatment
- Class
- Institution
- Participation
Adjective
Wiktionary
PATERNALISTIC, adjective. The quality of being paternal, i.e. like a father, e.g. characterized by behaving in benevolent and yet intrusive manner towards underlings
PATERNALISTIC, adjective. Of, pertaining to, characteristic of or practicing paternalism
Dictionary definition
PATERNALISTIC, adjective. Benevolent but sometimes intrusive.
Wise words
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