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nanny state
noun
- a government perceived as authoritarian, interfering, or overprotective.
nanny state
noun
- a government that makes decisions for people that they might otherwise make for themselves, esp those relating to private and personal behaviour
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of nanny state1
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
Reacting to the outcome, James Evans MS, the Welsh Conservatives' health and social care representative, described the rules as "nanny state nonsense".
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She got pilloried by the right for it: “It's government interference. And it's a nanny state.”
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Personal choice v nanny state; realism v idealism – there are few medical conditions that stir up such heated debate.
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Conservative leadership candidate Priti Patel said the proposals amounted to "nanny state regulation" that would be "economically damaging".
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“It’s just a nanny state that we’re causing here,” he said.
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