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Discover LudwigThe term "nanny state" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a government that interferes too much in the personal lives of citizens. For example, "Critics of the government accused it of becoming a nanny state, enacting too many laws that sought to restrict citizens' behavior."
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nanny state
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A state whose government institutions are authoritative and over-paternalistic, interfering with and controlling people's lives.
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It's a nanny state".
Is that a nanny state?
"Nanny state gone wild.
The nanny state rules.
The "nanny state" frightens Mr. Ryan.
Ah, the nanny state brigade!
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or the worst kind of nanny state-ism?
In the circumstances, nanny-state mollycoddling?
Nanny-state accusations are largely accusations of paternalism.
Would introducing a sugar tax make Australia a nanny-state?
The CCF advertises itself as a force against the "nanny-state," and advocates for "consumer freedom".
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