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noun
social services provided by a government for its citizens.
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Origin of social welfare
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby social welfare
social studies, social tagging, social unit, Social War, social wasp, social welfare, social work, societal, societal development, societal marketing, society
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British Dictionary definitions for social welfare
social welfare
noun
the various social services provided by a state for the benefit of its citizens
(capitals) (in New Zealand) a government department concerned with pensions and benefits for the elderly, the sick, etc
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