welfare states

noun

Definition of welfare statesnext
plural of welfare state
as in client states

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  1. settlements
  2. nations
  3. countries
  4. provinces
Noun
  • Yet, for millions of families living in informal settlements, homes often lack basic services, land tenure security and climate resilience.
    Jonathan Reckford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This is particularly true for the more than a billion people living in slums and other informal settlements.
    Jonathan Reckford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of settlements
Noun
  • Internationally, nations such as China, India, and members of the European Union are ramping up investments in green technologies, with the global green economy now worth over $10 trillion annually.
    Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Biden administration has launched an investigation into alleged labor and human rights violations in Nicaragua, marking a significant development in the already tense relations between the two nations.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of nations
Noun
  • For many countries and communities in the global south, AI represents an opportunity to leapfrog development.
    Ana DeOliva, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The shell companies were formed in jurisdictions like the British Virgin Islands or Panama or Belize, countries that aren't very transparent about who really owns the companies formed there.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of countries
Noun
  • Taiwan’s Defense Ministry also said on Monday that the PLA had designated seven zones of reserved airspace to the east of its coastal Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, which lie to the north and northwest of Taiwan respectively.
    Wayne Chang, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In other South African provinces like Limpopo and North West, provincial governments are looking at farming as a source of training and employment for disabled people.
    MOGOMOTSI MAGOME, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of provinces
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