paternalism

I would say it's paternalism, the idea that the leaders know what's best for everyone else and therefore can act for everyone else, and the idea of being a chosen people, of exceptionalism.

Black American liberals rejected the elements of feudalism they recognized in racial prejudice, paternalism and patriarchy.

For the Beninese government, it’s a victory they can peddle to gain the people’s favor, while France can mine it as an image-boosting tactic that comes with tacit paternalism.

As a politician, Donald Trump has always exhibited a very creepy form of paternalism.

The arguments over this question typically fall along a spectrum, with paternalism on one end and self-determination on the other.