paternalism
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/pəˈtɜːrnəlɪzəm/
🇬🇧
/pəˈtɜːnəlɪzəm/
noun
R
A system where someone in authority, like a government or boss, takes care of others by providing for their needs but doesn't let them make their own decisions.
The company's paternalism was criticized when they decided to control their employees' work-life balance without asking for their input.
公司的父權式做法受到批評，因為他們決定在不征求員工意見的情況下控制員工的工作與生活平衡。
translation
家長式統治
詞形變化
Plural
paternalisms