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Adjective Concept
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paternalistic
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Benevolent but sometimes intrusive WordNet 3.0
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Benevolent but sometimes intrusive WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The quality of being paternal, i.e. like a father, e.g. characterized by behaving in benevolent and yet intrusive manner towards underlings. Wiktionary
DERIVATION
paternalism
SIMILAR
paternal
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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paternalistic
Wiktionary
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paternalistic

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