PATERNALISM


Meaning of PATERNALISM in English

[noun] [U] [usually disapproving] - an attitude of people in authority which results in them making decisions for other people which are often beneficial but which prevent those people from taking responsibility for their own livesThe company's paternalism extends to medical, dental and hairdressing facilities for its employees.The decision to restrict reproductive rights marks a return to the days of paternalism, when the state told women how to run their lives.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.