"paternalism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paternalisms [plural]
Etymology: From paternal + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|paternal|ism}} paternal + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} paternalism (countable and uncountable, plural paternalisms)
  1. The treatment of people in a fatherly manner, especially by caring for them and sometimes being stern with them. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (treatment of people in a fatherly manner): 父愛主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 父爱主义 (fù'ài zhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 家長主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 家长主义 (jiāzhǎng zhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), isällisyys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-paternalism-en-noun-VGZ9e8Re Disambiguation of 'treatment of people in a fatherly manner': 65 35
  2. The guiding of people in a manner that limits their autonomy in the name of their own well-being. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-paternalism-en-noun-g2i3ZKnt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 35 65

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