Meaning of paternalize | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To make paternal; to place in a fatherly role.
   transitive
2. control organizations, things etc. disregarding people's freedom and responsibility under guise and pretense of knowing what would be good and proper for them

Examples

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

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