paternalism

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paternalism

/pəˈtɜːnəlɪzəm/ UK
/pəˈtɝnəlɪzəm/ Canada, US
/pəˈtɜː.nəlɪzəm/ Australia
/pəˈtøː.nələzəm/ New Zealand

noun paternalisms

countable, uncountable The treatment of people in a fatherly manner, especially by caring for them and sometimes being stern with them. Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they w
countable, uncountable The guiding of people in a manner that limits their autonomy in the name of their own well-being.

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noun treatment of people in a fatherly manner

한국어	온정주의 onjeongjuui, 가부장주의 gabujangjuui
日本語	父権主義 fuken shugi, 家父長主義 kafuchō shugi, 温情主義 onjō shugi, パターナリズム patānarizumu
中文	父愛主義 /父爱主义 fù'ài zhǔyì, 家長主義 /家长主义 jiāzhǎng zhǔyì
Français	paternalisme
Tiếng Việt	chủ nghĩa gia trưởng

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@misc{paternalism_2026,
  title = {paternalism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paternalism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}