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paternalism vs attitude

attitude vs paternalism

paternalism and attitude both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
paternalism Yes No No No
attitude Yes No No No
As nouns, attitude is a hypernym of paternalism; that is, attitude is a word with a broader meaning than paternalism:
  • paternalism: the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
  • attitude: a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
Other hypernyms of paternalism include mental attitude.
paternalism (noun) attitude (noun)
the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good a theatrical pose created for effect
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)
Difference between paternalism and attitude

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