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patriarchal
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adjective as in fatherlike
adjective as in one-sided
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adjective as in parental
adjective as in paternalistic
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Example Sentences
It means a patriarchal society and a political system that has long been dominated by men is now led by a woman.
As in “Blue Bloods,” there is family to spare, though the patriarchal thrust of the parent series here becomes matriarchal.
Rakib Ehsan also emphasises the concerns some people have over public safety, as long as most migrants continue to be young men from "deeply patriarchal societies".
The film strings together the stories of several women, some of whom have just been released from prison, as they help each other navigate a restricted existence in a patriarchal reality.
In a deeply patriarchal society, many link western clothing, especially jeans, to the "moral degradation" of young people.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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