nanny state
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nanny state
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Of British origin.
noun nanny states
- A state whose government institutions are authoritative and over-paternalistic, interfering with and controlling people's lives. Scapegoating an impotent government (running around to clean up the messes made by its business friends) arises from bad faith, from a continuing hostility to the Nanny State that nevertheless goes alongside a refusal to accept the consequences of the sidelining of government in global capitalism […
Opposite: minimal state, night watchman state
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noun
Opposite: minimal state, night watchman state
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noun over-paternalistic government
| Español | estado paternalista |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 保姆國家 /保姆国家 bǎo mǔ guó jiā |
| Français | état nounou, état paternaliste, gouvernemaman |
| Deutsch | Bevormundungsstaat, Gouvernantenstaat |
| Italiano | Stato-balia |
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