ALL meanings of nanny state
nan·ny state
N n - noun nanny state a government perceived as authoritarian, interfering, or overprotective. 1
- singular noun nanny state If you refer to the government as the nanny state, you disapprove of it because you think it tries to protect its citizens too much and makes them rely on the state too much. 0
- noun nanny state a government that makes decisions for people that they might otherwise make for themselves, esp those relating to private and personal behaviour 0