social welfare

noun

: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically : social work

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Although that isn’t exactly how things turned out, many countries did subsequently implement various forms of social welfare programs to provide assistance to those on low or no income. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 The bond manager believes the Rassemblement National is hoping to use the vote of no-confidence as a negotiating ploy to extract further concessions from Barnier’s budget and water down social welfare cuts. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024 In no uncertain terms, economic discontent drove Latino men’s vote, said Clarissa Martinez de Castro, vice president of the Latino Vote Initiative for UnidosUS, a national Latino advocacy group whose social welfare arm, UnidosUS Action Fund, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 This reluctance to embrace reforms that would reduce the state's role in the market or implement robust social welfare programs to boost consumption further hinders sustainable growth. Garth Friesen, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for social welfare 

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of social welfare was in 1912

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“Social welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20welfare. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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social welfare

noun
social wel·​fare -ˈwel-ˌfa(ə)r, -ˌfe(ə)r How to pronounce social welfare (audio)
: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically : social work

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