| 单词 | nanny state |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnanny state nanny state n. chiefly British the government or its policies viewed as overprotective or as interfering unduly with personal choice; (also) a state characterized as having such a government. ΚΠ 1952 Snyder (Texas) Daily News 7 July ii. 8/1 Britons are turning Britain itself into a nanny-state, perhaps out of long habit in persuading or coercing natives to do what is good for them. 1965 I. Macleod in Spectator 26 Feb. 255/3 The London County Council is dying, but the spirit of the Nanny State fights on. 1994 Guardian 22 Oct. 40/4 There were concerns voiced about the potential for unscrupulous salesmen to take advantage of the public. These were brushed aside by ministers, convinced that they were symptoms of the ‘nanny state’. < as lemmas |
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