paternalist
Speech parts
1. paternalist - Noun
2. paternalist - Adjective
Meaning
paternalist (comparative more paternalist, superlative most paternalist)
Of or pertaining to paternalism.
paternalist (plural paternalists)
An advocate of paternalism.
Anagrams
Examples
The paternalist is a sentimentalist at heart, and the sentimentalist is always potentially cruel.
Sean Wilentz, in The Rise of American Democracy, believed that while Jackson was a "paternalist", telling Indians what was best for them, paternalism was not the same as genocide.
Sean Wilentz, in The Rise of American Democracy, citation observed that while Jackson was a “paternalist,” telling Indians what was best for them, paternalism was not the same as genocide.
“In times of economic emergency, with inflation and high unemployment, the evangelical churches end up taking on a paternalist role, mimicking the state,” Neri told me.
The paternalist “tolerates,” “indulges”; partners share and bond.
The worst aspect of the Quebec’s Charter debate is the smug, self-righteous, paternalist, finger wagging of English Canada and the English media in Quebec.