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noun

(usually initial capital letters) a program of old-age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups.

the theory or practice of providing economic security and social welfare for the individual through government programs maintained by moneys from public taxation.

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Origin of social security

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby social security

social psychology, social realism, Social Register, social science, social secretary, social security, Social Security Act, Social Security Administration, Social Security System, social service, social services

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How to use social security in a sentence

Because the pages weren’t adding value to the site, mainly due to points three and four listed above, we made the decision to delete them all and redirect them to the main pages on the site that were about social security disability.
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Prior to working with us, the law firm had another company set up dozens of boilerplate service area pages targeting social security disability terms.
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Within weeks of doing this, my colleague Carrie Hill saw big increases in their local pack rankings for “social security disability attorney.”
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Daniel Hanks, 74, a veteran private investigator also known as “Danno,” told The Washington Post in a phone interview that he improperly accessed details about Meghan, including her social security number, as well as details on people in her life.
Private investigator says he skirted laws to get info on Meghan Markle, sell it to the Sun tabloid|Karla Adam|March 19, 2021|Washington Post

One woman at the Rendezvous talks about spending her entire life working and raising her children, only to discover when she reached her 60s that her social security benefit was a whopping $550 a month.
Nomadland turns American iconography inside out|Alissa Wilkinson|February 19, 2021|Vox
The TVA, a federally owned and chartered electric power provider, is a New Deal legacy just like Social Security.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Even Democrats and Republicans can agree that Nazis are bad and Social Security is good.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nearly a year later, a visit to the local Social Security office enlightened us.
Medicaid Will Give You Money for At-Home Care, but You Might Wait Years|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Illegal immigrants have already paid about $1 trillion into social security.
How Immigrants Will Save Social Security|Eleanor Clift|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When George Bush talked about privatizing Social Security, that was a short conversation.
This Republican Loved Taxes & Modern Art|Scott Porch|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There must be social security, or the industry and competence would not be put to so hazardous a use.
How to Observe|Harriet Martineau
A small hospital pension and Social Security have eliminated all financial worries at least for the present.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
We increase spending next year for Social Security and Medicare and other entitlement programs by $81 billion.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush|George W. Bush
Everyone in this Chamber knows that Social Security is not prepared to fully fund their retirement.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush|George W. Bush
A growing economy and a focus on essential priorities will also be crucial to the future of Social Security.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush|George W. Bush

British Dictionary definitions for social security

social security

noun

public provision for the economic, and sometimes social, welfare of the aged, unemployed, etc, esp through pensions and other monetary assistance

(often capitals) a government programme designed to provide such assistance

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