paternalism

IPA: pʌtˈɝnʌɫɪzʌm

noun

  • The treatment of people in a fatherly manner, especially by caring for them and sometimes being stern with them.
  • The guiding of people in a manner that limits their autonomy in the name of their own well-being.
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