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Paternalism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Paternalism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good

2

The treatment of people in a fatherly manner, especially by caring for them and sometimes being stern with them.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
attitude
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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