Examples of 'paternalistic' in a sentence
Meaning of "paternalistic"
Paternalistic describes a system, organization, or relationship that is characterized by a fatherly or authoritarian attitude
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- the quality of being paternal, i.e. like a father, e.g. characterized by behaving in benevolent and yet intrusive manner towards underlings
- of, pertaining to, characteristic of or practicing paternalism
How to use "paternalistic" in a sentence
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paternalistic
Not in any paternalistic sense of the word.
Determine if the policy option is actually paternalistic.
He called it paternalistic at worst and outdated at best.
Determine if the policy option really is paternalistic.
Questioned their paternalistic and bureaucratic character.
The cultural tradition was authoritarian and paternalistic.
We do not want to be paternalistic in our approach.
A lot of firms describe their leaders as paternalistic.
Patienthood is constructed in a paternalistic way in the journalistic hospital.
The government will be mild and paternalistic.
Paternalistic can be just fine in the right context.
Conditionalities are sometimes criticized as being paternalistic and unnecessary.
Companies show a paternalistic attitude towards the employees.
This approach might seem overly paternalistic.
But this is not a paternalistic relationship.
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Paternalistic policies must give way to motivated initiatives.
Leadership in these organisations was paternalistic and authoritarian.
Paternalistic policies stifled initiative instead of creating opportunity.
The system remains paternalistic at heart.
Paternalistic interest towards its nationals.
It has imposed a comprehensive paternalistic system on aboriginal nations.
This industrial community was managed in industrial paternalistic way.
And not in the paternalistic sense.
Ensure that the renewal component is not paternalistic.
It requires that the paternalistic and racist foundations.
Followers no longer respond positively to autocratic paternalistic figures.
The age of paternalistic medicine is over.
Charles advocates for a social and paternalistic capitalism.
The paternalistic and vertical idea of support needed to be broken.
It became clear how paternalistic it can be.
The current system of regulating placebo use is paternalistic.
You can keep your paternalistic protectionism to yourself.
Before the model was more paternalistic.
And paternalistic and patronizing.
There is something very paternalistic about it.
The paternalistic and passive view that prevails in the.
I find your presentation very paternalistic.
Here a less paternalistic government.
The culture is most often paternalistic.
Paternalistic attitude toward women.
I am committed to a respectful and non paternalistic medical relation.
But a paternalistic attitude survived.
The culture is generally very traditional and paternalistic.
Our approach must not be paternalistic but open to dialogue.
French managers are autocratic and paternalistic.
That is the paternalistic part.
Managers are expected to be autocratic and paternalistic.
There is nothing paternalistic about it.
That paternalistic model is being challenged.
The book describes a still highly paternalistic society.
