Definitions for nanny state
nan·ny state

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1. nanny statenoun

   A state whose government institutions are authoritative and over-paternalistic, interfering with and controlling people's lives.

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1. Nanny state

   Nanny state is a term of British origin that conveys a view that a government or its policies are overprotective or interfering unduly with personal choice. The term likens such a government to the role that a nanny has in child rearing. An early use of the term comes from Conservative British Member of Parliament Iain Macleod who referred to "what I like to call the nanny state" in the 3 December 1965 edition of The Spectator.The term was popularised by journalists Bernard Levin and Auberon Waugh and later by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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1. Nanny state

   Nanny state is a term of British origin that conveys a view that a government or its policies are overprotective or interfering unduly with personal choice. The term "nanny state" likens government to the role that a nanny has in child rearing. An early usage of the term comes from Conservative British MP Iain Macleod who referred to "what I like to call the nanny state" in his column "Quoodle" in the December 3, 1965, edition of The Spectator. It is defined by Dictionary.com as "a government perceived as authoritarian, interfering, or overprotective" and has also come to be associated with intrusive practices of having the government basically "baby" the populace by being in charge, in control of, and even financing all of its needs. Some governance claimed to represent a nanny state are those that emerge from application of public health, risk management of health and safety policies.

How to pronounce nanny state?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nanny state in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nanny state in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of nanny state in a Sentence

1. Christopher Snowdon:

   The change to the guidelines will turn hundreds of thousands of people into 'hazardous drinkers' overnight thereby reviving the moral panic about drinking in Britain and opening the door to yet more nanny state interventions, people deserve to get honest and accurate health advice from the Chief Medical Officer, not scaremongering.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nanny_State
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanny_State
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=nanny state