paternalistic

[US]/pə,tə:nəl'istik/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. simile a una figura paterna nello stile di gestione o di controllo

Phrases & Collocations

paternalistic behavior

comportamento paternalistico

paternalistic attitude

atteggiamento paternalistico

Example Sentences

bribing people by way of tax allowances is the paternalistic state writ large.

corrompere le persone attraverso agevolazioni fiscali è lo stato paternalistico per antonomasia.

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