nannyism
Paternalistic state interference
Nannyism is excessive governmental or institutional interference in personal choices, treating citizens like children who need supervision.
The term is pejorative, used by those who oppose regulations on behavior deemed risky or unhealthy: The soda ban is pure nannyism.
Related to nanny state, it suggests paternalistic overreach into matters people believe should be left to individual judgment.
Excessive involvement in children's lives
- hoveringSuspended without support
- shelteringProtecting from elements
- coddlingOverindulgent, protective treatment
- babyingTreating as helpless
safeguarding · shielding · smothering · suffocating · risk-averse · hand-holding · vigilance · fearfulness
Excessive supervisory control
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- restrictiveImposing narrow boundaries
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
surveillance · monitoring · enforcement · discipline · commanding · directive · imposing · dictatorial
Intrusive interference in others' concerns
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- nosinessHabit of prying
presumptuous · unwelcome · invasive · officious · interfering · hectoring · moralizing · finger-wagging
Public authority involvement
- big governmentExpansive, powerful state apparatus
- welfare stateGovernment-funded citizen support system
- social engineeringManipulating people for information
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
legislation · mandates · public policy · guardianship · custodianship · maternalism · protectionism · nurturance
helicopter parenting
Excessive involvement in children's lives
- hoveringSuspended without support
- shelteringProtecting from elements
- coddlingOverindulgent, protective treatment
babying · safeguarding · shielding · smothering · suffocating · risk-averse · hand-holding · vigilance · fearfulness · anxiety
micromanagement
Excessive supervisory control
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- restrictiveImposing narrow boundaries
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
overbearing · surveillance · monitoring · enforcement · discipline · commanding · directive · imposing · dictatorial · autocratic
meddling
Intrusive interference in others' concerns
nosiness · presumptuous · unwelcome · invasive · officious · interfering · hectoring · moralizing · finger-wagging · lecturing
state intervention
Public authority involvement
- big governmentExpansive, powerful state apparatus
- welfare stateGovernment-funded citizen support system
- social engineeringManipulating people for information
regulation · legislation · mandates · public policy · guardianship · custodianship · maternalism · protectionism · nurturance · provision
nannyismlibertarianism
Minimal-government political philosophy
laissez-faire · individual liberty · personal freedom · self-determination · limited government
nannyismself-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
caveat emptor · sink or swim · self-governance · bootstrapping · rugged individualism