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GI Bill

American

noun

any of various Congressional bills enacted to provide funds for college educations, home-buying loans, and other benefits for armed-services veterans.

GI Bill Cultural

A law passed in 1944 that provided educational and other benefits for people who had served in the armed forces in World War II. Benefits are still available to persons honorably discharged from the armed forces.

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The GI Bill and the industrial boom drove the greatest project of mass education and mass consumption in world history.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Some help for veterans came in the form of the GI Bill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

It typically takes weeks for veterans to receive GI Bill benefits from the Veterans Administration — funding used for tuition, textbooks and housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

Programs like the GI Bill, celebrated as America’s first “color-blind” policy, ostensibly extended benefits to all veterans.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2024

I had read some stuff in Stars and Stripes about Congress expanding the GI Bill.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

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