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单词 paternalism
释义

paternalism

/pəˈtəːn(ə)lɪz(ə)m /
noun [mass noun]
The policy or practice on the part of people in authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to or otherwise dependent on them in their supposed interest: attitudes in society reinforce a degree of paternalism among doctors...
  • Indeed, I do tend to question public policy arguments based on paternalism.
  • He remained throughout his life motivated by an abiding belief in the twin myths of racial paternalism and national mission.
  • They said that protectionism and paternalism would only harm producers from developing nations.

Derivatives

paternalist

/pəˈtəːn(ə)lɪst / noun & adjective ...
  • But when it comes to children's diet, I am an out-and-out paternalist.
  • Is the philanthropist simply finding a socially acceptable way of being a paternalist?
  • In Column 4, we looked at the institutional means by which 19th century paternalists sought to ‘look after’ the child-like among us.
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