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How to use the word patriarchal in a Sentence?

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Conservatives are acutely aware that they don't have numerical majorities for this project of basically turning the clock back to 1950s-style White Christian patriarchal dominance, this is important, I think, because of the specific political strategies that the Republican Party is committed to.

Thomas Zimmer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

[ The pro-democracy movement ] has this populist element which has made it more patriarchal and more difficult for diversity and gender issues to exist.

Petula Ho

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Anybody who perpetuates the idea that virginity has anything biological to do with it is incorrect and they should be told that, virginity is a patriarchal, social construct. So keep medicine out of it.

Jennifer Gunter

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It's essential to demonstrate and more in a day like women's day because there are still a lot of gaps and problems in society that women face and need to overcome. We are in a patriarchal society.

Abril Vilatrollol

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Apparently they take no inspiration from Queen Elizabeth... and instead take refuge behind fatuous patriarchal justifications for not doing so, the law will change only if it absolutely must.

Jeff Kingston

Found on CNN
5 years ago

With some exceptions of course, judges in this country are generally cut off from social reality, have been educated in a patriarchal system, and have more empathy with men than women.

Altamira Gonzalo Valganon

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

My creator cannot create me in a way that I am subservient to another human being. My creator cannot make me secondary to a man just because I'm a woman, that gave me strength to question patriarchal attitudes. I'm equal to anybody in this world.

Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan

Found on CNN
6 years ago

There's nothing I'm more proud of than being Xhosa, sometimes I feel like there's a demonization of the culture. On the other hand, the culture is very patriarchal.

Anathi Ntozini

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Men holding more patriarchal views may be inclined to reinforce their masculinity and dominance by growing facial hair.

Researcher Julian Oldmeadow

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

It's a patriarchal community so women are judged more harshly.

Bassam Abu Hamad

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The local people mostly marry among themselves, this is a pretty much traditional and patriarchal community.

Mayor Bunic

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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