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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Paternalism

/pət-ẽrn'-əl-ĭzˌ-əm/ · Pa·ter·nal·ism · IPA /pəˈtɝnəlɪzəm/
01 n. The theory or practice of paternal government. See Paternal government, under Paternal.
  1. 1.
    The theory or practice of paternal government. See Paternal government, under Paternal.(Polit. Science) See: Paternal