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paternalist

paternalist adjective: of or pertaining to paternalism.

Adjective

paternalist (comparative more paternalist, superlative most paternalist)

  1. Of or pertaining to paternalism.

Noun

paternalist (plural paternalists)

  1. An advocate of paternalism.

paternalist meaning in Indonesian

paternalist in Indonesian

advocate of paternalism
paternalis

Forms of paternalist

Adjective
comparativemore paternalist
superlativemost paternalist
Noun
pluralpaternalists

Origin of paternalist

From paternal + -ist.

Questions about paternalist

What does paternalist mean?
Paternalist means of or pertaining to paternalism.
What is paternalist in Indonesian?
Paternalist in Indonesian is paternalis. See Paternalist meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is paternalist?
Paternalist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near paternalist in the dictionary

  1. paternalised
  2. paternalises
  3. paternalising
  4. paternalism
  5. paternalisms
  6. paternalist
  7. paternalistic
  8. paternalistically
  9. paternalists
  10. paternality
  11. paternalization

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