social welfare
noun
social services provided by a government for its citizens.
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Nearby words
social studies, social tagging, social unit, social war, social wasp, social welfare, social work, social worker, social-minded, socialisation, socialise
Origin of social welfare
First recorded in 1915–20
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Examples from the Web for social welfare
It added that it would be “operated exclusively for public and social-welfare purposes.”
The FEC has held that social-welfare nonprofits like the Kentucky Opportunity Coalition, which are organized under Sec.
Yes, as many conservatives fear, many of the new Americans would be eligible for, and take advantage of, social-welfare benefits.
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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