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paternalistic
adjective
()
benevolent but sometimes intrusive
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paternal
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patronizing
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patriarchal
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condescending
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dismissive
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patriarchy
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demeaning
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parental
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nannying
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dictatorial
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authoritarian
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autocratic
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tyrannical
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moralistic
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dirigiste
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egalitarian
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illiberal
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oppressive
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feudalistic
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puritanical
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anachronistic
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interventionist
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coercive
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ethnocentric
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reactionary
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repressive
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arrogant
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benevolent
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undemocratic
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collectivist
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individualistic
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snobbish
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chauvinistic
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totalitarian
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imperialistic
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dogmatic
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exploitative
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socialistic
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despotic
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capitalistic
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overweening
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patriarchic
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elitist
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militaristic
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uncaring
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hypocritical
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colonialist
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disdainful
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unsympathetic
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deferential
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judgmental
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hegemonic
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sanctimonious
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contemptuous
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censorious
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statist
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exclusionist
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assimilationist
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enlightened
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uncompassionate
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technocratic
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doctrinaire
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absolutist
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puritan
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universalistic
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bonapartist
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liberalist
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rapacious
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communistic
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highhanded
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inegalitarian
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equalitarian
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blinkered
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simplistic
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cynical
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particularist
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pragmatic
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orwellian
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exclusivist
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overbearing
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commonsensical
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myopic
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totalistic
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institutionalized
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reductionistic
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centralist
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exclusionary
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antipathetic
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unprogressive
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conformist
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capitalist
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meritocratic
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dictatory
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antinomian
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antithetical
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antediluvian
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subservient
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misguided
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paternalistic
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