Paternalistic

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  • adj. the quality of being paternal, i.e. like a father, e.g. characterized by behaving in benevolent and yet intrusive manner towards underlings
  • adj. of, pertaining to, characteristic of or practicing paternalism
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Benevolent but sometimes intrusive; -- used often of governments and the administration of large organizations. See paternal government.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to paternalism.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. benevolent but sometimes intrusive
    • Equivalent
    paternal   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
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