antipoverty

American  

[an-tee-pov-er-tee, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈpɒv ər ti, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

1. designed or directed to reduce or abolish poverty (used especially in describing certain governmental programs).

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Etymology

Origin of antipoverty

anti- + poverty

Example Sentences

His dream of springboarding into politics with an antipoverty message was fizzling, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

No criminal charges have been filed against Bryant, and he has said he told the auditor in 2019 about possible misspending of money from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families antipoverty program.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023

Joe Sanberg, a Los Angeles investor and antipoverty activist who spearheaded the 2024 minimum wage ballot measure, is less optimistic about the success of workers’ rights bills, especially when it comes to wages.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2023

But our current antipoverty programs cannot abolish poverty by themselves.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

Following Kennedy’s assassination, President Lyndon Johnson embraced the antipoverty rhetoric with great passion, calling for an “unconditional war on poverty,” in his State of the Union Address in January 1964.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander