paternalistic

CEFRC1

/pəˌtɜrnəˈlɪstɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Controlling people while claiming to act for their own good.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    of, pertaining to, characteristic of or practicing paternalism

Examples

  • As far as I'm concerned, laws that require drivers to wear seatbelts are paternalistic.

  • This law is paternalistic.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. the quality of being paternal, i.e. like a father, e.g. characterized by behaving in a benevolent yet intrusive manner towards underlings

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Origin

adjective

From paternal + -istic.