Paternalism

//pəˈtɝnəlɪzəm//

Synonyms for "paternalism" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Strong matches (1)

Related words (3)

Related word relations

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Translations

13 translations across 8 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 家長主義 /家长主义 noun (treatment of people in a fatherly manner)
  • 父愛主義 /父爱主义 noun (treatment of people in a fatherly manner)

Dutch

1 entries
  • paternalisme noun (treatment of people in a fatherly manner)

Finnish

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  • isällisyys noun (treatment of people in a fatherly manner)

French

1 entries
  • paternalisme noun (treatment of people in a fatherly manner)

Japanese

4 entries
  • パターナリズム noun (treatment of people in a fatherly manner)
  • 家父長主義 noun (treatment of people in a fatherly manner)
  • 温情主義 noun (treatment of people in a fatherly manner)
  • 父権主義 noun (treatment of people in a fatherly manner)

Korean

2 entries
  • 가부장주의 noun (treatment of people in a fatherly manner)
  • 온정주의 noun (treatment of people in a fatherly manner)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • патернализам noun (treatment of people in a fatherly manner)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • chủ nghĩa gia trưởng noun (treatment of people in a fatherly manner)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

When one announces "My my Tacubaya, if you don't know there don't go there", what this person actually refers to is the absence of governmental paternalism, and in certain areas of the capital, compels others to not attend those places they are unfamiliar with, where they are unaware of the terrain.

Source: tatoeba (9193063)

Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.

Source: wiktionary

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