social service

American  

noun

1. organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel.

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Other Word Forms

• social-service adjective

Etymology

Origin of social service

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

During the trial, the court heard that social services had been involved with the Wixon family in the late 1990s, but there were no records of any other contact since.

From BBC

That playbook isn’t likely to change, with policymakers likely to keep relying on targeted measures to channel resources into strategic industries and reinforce support for social services and consumption, said analysts at Julius Baer.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since 2007, Hamas has controlled the Gaza Strip, where it has functioned both as a military force and a de facto government dispensing social services.

From Los Angeles Times

Religious endowments known as bonyads control billions of dollars in assets that bankroll social services for the poor, salaries for clergy and industrial manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal

But hiring was largely anemic beyond a surge in healthcare and social services.

From The Wall Street Journal