In dictionaries:
benevolent society
Organization dedicated to doing good.
benevolent fund
Financial assistance for those in need.
benevolent dictator
benevolent dictatorship
A benevolent dictatorship is a government in which an authoritarian leader exercises absolute political power over the state but is perceived to do so with regard for the benefit of the population as a whole.
benevolent assimilation
(US, Philippines, historical) The assimilation of a group of foreigners by absorbing them into a new culture, with the primary stated reason being that it is an act of benevolence.
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
The (BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) an American fraternal order founded in 1868, originally as a social club in New York City.
Benevolent dictator for life
a title given to a small number of open-source software development leaders, typically project founders who retain the final say in disputes or arguments within the community.
Benevolent prejudice
a superficially positive prejudice expressed in terms of positive beliefs and emotional responses, which are associated with hostile prejudices or result in keeping affected groups in inferior societal positions.
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