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What does paternalistic mean?

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Adjective
  1. the quality of being paternal, i.e. like a father, e.g. characterized by behaving in benevolent and yet intrusive manner towards underlings
  2. of, pertaining to, characteristic of or practicing paternalism
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Make no mistake, the Democrats are guilty as well, they are often elitist and paternalistic.
Firm but fair, educated but impulsive, he embodies the finer qualities of a paternalistic seafarer proud of his ability to serve his country.
And, gee whiz, you would also understand the paternalistic attitudes of the time and the nature of defense of the country.
All these government programs are invasive of privacy, paternalistic, demeaning, and inefficient.
An authoritarian response would be to delegate power to a paternalistic dictator, a Platonic philosopher king.
In the film, recurring news broadcasts suggest the passing of paternalistic Titoism and the rise of ethnic supremacism.

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