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We found 9 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word paternalist: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "paternalist" is defined. General (7 matching dictionaries) paternalist: Collins English Dictionary [home, info] paternalist: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info] paternalist: Wordnik [home, info] paternalist: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary [home, info] paternalist: Dictionary.com [home, info] Paternalist: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info] paternalist: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info] Computing (1 matching dictionary) paternalist: Encyclopedia [home, info] Medicine (1 matching dictionary) paternalist: Medical dictionary [home, info] (Note: See paternalism for more definitions.)

Quick definitions from WordNet (paternalism) ▸ noun:  the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good ▸ Also see paternalism