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welfare statism

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noun

the belief in or practices of a welfare state.
the condition of being a welfare state.

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Nearby words

  1. welfare fund,
  2. welfare hotel,
  3. welfare island,
  4. welfare mother,
  5. welfare state,
  6. welfare work,
  7. welfarism,
  8. welkin,
  9. welkom,
  10. well

Origin of welfare statism

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