: the complex of policies, attitudes, and beliefs associated with the welfare state

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Content by this author: Why Poland’s Law and Justice Party Remains So Popular Poland's Law and Justice Party (PiS) has effectively combining social conservatism and nationalism with welfarism. Remi Adekoya, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2010 But those causes soon diverged, as scientists and upper-crust sportsmen came to dominate conservation and largely squeezed out the lay crusaders who had launched welfarism. Ben Goldfarb, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024

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First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of welfarism was in 1928

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“Welfarism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/welfarism. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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