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1.  Definitions for “nanny state”:

  • a government which tries to give too much advice or make too many laws about how people should live their lives (from dictionary.cambridge.org)
  • a government perceived as having excessive … control over the welfare of its citizens, especially in the enforcement of extensive public health and safety regulations
    (from answers.com)
  • in general nanny state is used in reference to policies where the [government] is perceived as being excessive in its desire to protect (as a nanny would protect a child), govern or control particular aspects of society (from wikipedia)

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