Associations to the word «Paternalistic»
Noun
- Attitude
- Benevolence
- Racism
- Colonialism
- African
- Employer
- Justification
- Tsar
- Welfare
- Ideology
- Intervention
- Autonomy
- Ethics
- Policy
- Healthcare
- Slavery
- Physician
- Wage
- Plantation
- Slave
- Obligation
- Progressive
- Approach
- Employee
- Commitment
- Worker
- Relationship
- Harm
- Patient
- Leadership
- Consent
- View
- Regime
- Preference
- Phillips
- Decision
- Immigrant
- Smoking
- Rights
- Responsibility
- Culture
- Notion
- Indian
- Restriction
- Disability
- Labor
- Owner
- Authority
- Therapy
- Support
- Society
- Determination
- Provider
- Democracy
- Choice
- Tobacco
- Union
- Government
- Treatment
- Class
- Institution
- Participation
Adjective
Wiktionary
PATERNALISTIC, adjective. The quality of being paternal, i.e. like a father, e.g. characterized by behaving in benevolent and yet intrusive manner towards underlings
PATERNALISTIC, adjective. Of, pertaining to, characteristic of or practicing paternalism
Dictionary definition
PATERNALISTIC, adjective. Benevolent but sometimes intrusive.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.