2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Paternalism \Pa*ter"nal*ism\, n. (Polit. Science) The theory or practice of paternal government. See {Paternal government}, under {Paternal}. --London Times. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: paternalism n : the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
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