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- noun The behaviour of a
nanny state .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Rush Limbaugh commented on the light bulb law in this way: This is exactly the kind of nannyism, statism, what have you, that was voted against and was defeated last week.
Jonathan A. Schein: How Many Tea Partiers Does It Take to Screw Up a Light Bulb? Jonathan A. Schein 2010
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Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh told listeners last week it would be a " tone-deaf disaster " if Republicans let Mr. Upton have the chairmanship, calling it " exactly the kind of nannyism, statism " that was rejected by voters earlier this month.
GOP Leadership Struggle for Key Panel Turns Nasty Patrick O 2010
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It's a matter of progressive "nannyism" control over individuals vs individual freedom and self-responsibility.
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Isn't it the height of "nannyism" to criminalize a natural substance because MAYBE if you ingest it, you "might" be go on to harder things that will cause you to be engaeged in criminal activities?
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Isn't it the height of "nannyism" to criminalize a natural substance because MAYBE if you ingest it, you "might" be go on to harder things that will cause you to be engaeged in criminal activities?
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Isn't it the height of "nannyism" to criminalize a natural substance because MAYBE if you ingest it, you "might" be go on to harder things that will cause you to be engaeged in criminal activities?
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Isn't it the height of "nannyism" to criminalize a natural substance because MAYBE if you ingest it, you "might" be go on to harder things that will cause you to be engaeged in criminal activities?
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Isn't it the height of "nannyism" to criminalize a natural substance because MAYBE if you ingest it, you "might" be go on to harder things that will cause you to be engaeged in criminal activities?
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Isn't it the height of "nannyism" to criminalize a natural substance because MAYBE if you ingest it, you "might" be go on to harder things that will cause you to be engaeged in criminal activities?
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Isn't it the height of "nannyism" to criminalize a natural substance because MAYBE if you ingest it, you "might" be go on to harder things that will cause you to be engaeged in criminal activities?
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