paternalism

Noun
  1. The attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good (synset 106205806)
    referred to in: administration, governance, governing, government, government activity - the act of governing; exercising authority
    is a type of: attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

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