paternalism

Example Sentences

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Cooper said there is a need for "partnership not paternalism", with the UK seeking to be "an investor not just a donor" to help other countries "attract finance, not be dependent on aid".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

"The decision to end life must rest with the patient," he argued, adding that medical paternalism long ago took a back seat in Canada.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Aid became a bastion of paternalism or, as some came to see it, neocolonialism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

This optimism about the impact on technology on free speech was totally absent from Wednesday’s arguments, replaced by paternalism and technophobia.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2025

Chup saw them, but he felt not one iota of paternalism.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George