Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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paternalism | Yes | No | No | No |
administration | Yes | No | No | No |
paternalism (noun) | administration (noun) |
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the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good | a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) |
the act of administering medication | |
the act of meting out justice according to the law | |
the act of governing; exercising authority | |
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | |
the tenure of a president |