paternalism

paternalism is a 11-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The theory or practice of paternal government. See Paternal government, under Paternal. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 19 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The theory or practice of paternal government. See Paternal government, under Paternal.
2. noun. the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in paternalism:

parentalism, parliaments

Words from these letters

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