welfare statism

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the belief in or practices of a welfare state.

the condition of being a welfare state.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1950–55; welfare state + -ism

Many parents have been defeated in their efforts to get help from child welfare departments.
Judge: Rehoming Kids Is Trafficking|Tina Traster|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2011, only 27 percent of families living in poverty were receiving welfare assistance.
To GOP Congress, as Usual, It’s Welfare on the Chopping Block|Monica Potts|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This year, a bare-bones welfare program will continue into the New Year without being updated.
To GOP Congress, as Usual, It’s Welfare on the Chopping Block|Monica Potts|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was a Republican Congress working with a Democratic president that succeeded in passing the welfare reform bill the first time.
To GOP Congress, as Usual, It’s Welfare on the Chopping Block|Monica Potts|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Once upon a time Bill Clinton and a bipartisan congressional majority ended welfare as we once knew it.
With Immigration Move, Obama and the Welfare Party Strike Again|Lloyd Green|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Feeling secure regarding their happiness and welfare, she did not miss them except with an occasional intense longing.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
These are obtained easily, whence follow the sinister reports that they give your Majesty, to the harm of the public welfare.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
His wife was ignorant of the cause of his staying out so long, and suffered greatly from anxiety about his welfare.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Occasions happen when the removal of directors is essential to the welfare of a corporation.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
I am sending this by Wong, as I am watched closely, though he pretends to be looking out only for my welfare.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman