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paternalistic

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(idea) by anthropod (17.5 hr) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Thu Jun 28 2001 at 19:48:08

An adjective, derived from the words paternal and paternalism. It refers to a fatherly style of leadership or authority, which may have an authoritarian heart hidden behind a benevolent face. Think Big Brother or Mafia godfather.

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