: a system under which an authority undertakes to supply needs or regulate conduct of those under its control in matters affecting them as individuals as well as in their relations to authority and to each other
the empire's paternalism in regard to its colonies
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: a policy or practice based on or characteristic of paternalism
Recent Examples on the WebThere is a lot of paternalism inherent in many of the conversations about the changing climate. Daniel Starkey, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2022 But serving him up to a lynch mob—and treating his subordinate as collateral damage—without a hearing, to save an old boys club of privilege, reeks of paternalism and corruption. Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, 8 May 2022 Sometimes the interpersonal dynamics between these characters expect the tropes about catty teenagers to do the heavy lifting, but Porter deftly calibrates these scenes as a launching pad to later critique how paternalism can masquerade as activism. Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 How much paternalism or protection should a regulator aim to provide to such retail investors? Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 21 June 2022 In a pivotal role, Malcolm McDowell does a nice-ugly job as Laughlin, the cigar-chomping neighborhood boss who exerts a smooth, if treacherous, paternalism. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 8 June 2022 Clintonites were convinced of their altruism while designing and selling their plans with undisguised nasty paternalism. Alex Pareene, The New Republic, 16 May 2022 But there is still time in 2022, and hopefully a combination of Lovie Smith and Nick Caserio can get the focus on watchable, relevant football versus distractions, paternalism, strong bad feelings and distrust. Stephanie Stradley, Chron, 22 Apr. 2022 Bell’s series falls short of questioning the systems of paternalism that endowed a serial rapist with so much institutional control. Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022 See More