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welfarism
[ wel-fair-iz-uhm, -fai-riz- ]
/ ˈwɛlˌfɛər ɪz əm, -fɛəˌrɪz- /
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noun
the set of attitudes and policies characterizing or tending toward the establishment of a welfare state.
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OTHER WORDS FROM welfarism
wel·far·ist, noun, adjectiveWords nearby welfarism
welfare hotel, welfare mother, welfare state, welfare statism, welfare work, welfarism, welkin, Welkom, well, well-accepted, well-accustomed
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How to use welfarism in a sentence
“Welfarism,” as Goldwater constantly called welfare, was the path to socialism.
British Dictionary definitions for welfarism
welfarism
/ (ˈwɛlˌfɛərɪzəm) /
noun
policies or attitudes associated with a welfare state
Derived forms of welfarism
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