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Definition of: paternalism
(pə·tûr′nəl·iz′əm) noun
The care or control of a country, community, group of employees, etc., in a manner suggestive of a father looking after his children.
—pa·ter′·nal·is′tic adjective
—pa·ter′nal·is′ti·cal·ly adverb
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