paternalistic
adjective/pəˌtɜːnəˈlɪstɪk/
/pəˌtɜːrnəˈlɪstɪk/
(also paternalist)
(sometimes disapproving)- (of a government or an employer) protecting the people who are governed or employed by providing them with what they need, but not giving them any responsibility or freedom of choice
- a paternalistic employer
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