Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
patriarchal .
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Examples
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I've read second-hand accounts of education professors who believe that rote learning is "patriarchical", and "oppressive", which to me is idiotic thinking.
the yin and yang of dichotomies Bill Kerr 2008
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I enjoy when an episode story focuses on Peggy as she has the most complex storylines - the Catholic girl who had a baby out of wedlock but still has the gumption to work til the wee hours to break through the patriarchical ceiling.
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Some may object that this is another patriarchical way of placing women beneath men.
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This is driven by both the sensitivities of a genuinely conservative population and the Party's patriarchical responsibility to "protect" the moral standing of the masses.
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It is very stupid to say that it deprives identity, when in actuality–whether patriarchical or not–it has everything to do with the construction of identity.
Burqa: Sign of religion or subservience? A deeper look into secular France « Gender Across Borders 2009
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And Jane, I don ` t think there ` s anyone who could make a credible argument for saying that we don ` t live in a culture that is patriarchical [SIC].
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Rather, Matthew will stop viewing porn that perpetuates our patriarchical stereotypes.
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Glover will show Queen Latifah how to succeed in a racist, patriarchical, oppressive European society.
My Fair Lady Remake Finally Lands a Director in John Madden « FirstShowing.net 2009
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And, make no mistake, the central government's (patriarchical) legitimacy hinges on maintaining order and stability.
Tom Doctoroff: China's Earthquake: Unleashing A New Civil Spirit? 2008
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That's such a Euro-centric, patriarchical concept.
Steven Waldman: Conservative Moral Relativism & The Ninth Commandment 2008
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