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pa·ter·nal·ism (p

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A policy or practice of treating or governing people in a fatherly manner, especially by providing for their needs without giving them rights or responsibilities.

pa·ternal·ist adj. & n.

pa·ternal·istic adj.

pa·ternal·isti·cal·ly adv.

Translations

paternalist [pəˈtɜːnəlɪst] ADJ → paternalista

paternalist

n → Patriarch m

paternalist(ic)

adj, paternalistically

adv → patriarchalisch

paternalist [pəˈtɜːnəlɪst] paternalistic [pəˈtɜːnəˈlɪstɪk] adj → paternalistico/a

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