Synonyms of welfare state

welfare state

noun

as in state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• state
• trust territory
• client state
• sovranty
• nation
• commonwealth
• settlement
• dependency
• mandate
• province
• land
• soil
• democracy
• sea power
• country
• sovereignty
• dictatorship
• sovereign
• world power
• colony
• domain
• condominium
• kingdom
• republic
• empire
• great power
• monarchy
• theocracy
• realm
• oligarchy
• dominion
• monocracy
• superpower
• sovran
• seignory
• power
• principality
• duchy
• homeland
• dukedom
• nation-state
• sultanate
• fatherland
• seigniory
• emirate
• ministate
• microstate
• city-state
• motherland

Examples of welfare state in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With time, the appetite for full repeal has waned, especially as Tea Party members who were elected on promises to get rid of the law have been replaced by more populist members of the caucus who are less hostile to the welfare state. —The Editors, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024

This will reduce the pool of working taxpayers who are needed to expand the already bloated welfare state. —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024

The Reaganite values that most endure are the reactionary ones: his hostility toward civil rights, feminism, and the welfare state. —Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024

Sweden, with a long history of liberal immigration policies and a huge welfare state, proudly agreed to take in more than 160,000 refugees in 2015. —Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024