paternalize

paternalize
a) To make paternal; to place in a fatherly role.

To paternalize the government or make it more bureaucratic is in their judgment to repress private enterprise and to imitate the monarchical systems...

b) control organizations, things etc. disregarding peoples freedom and responsibility under guise and pretense of knowing what would be good and proper for them

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  • paternalize — pa·ter·nal·ize …   English syllables

  • paternalize — pəˈtərnəlˌīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) : to treat paternalistically …   Useful english dictionary

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