a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.
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welfare state::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | state |
Examples of welfare state
welfare state
This perpetuates the welfare state extraordinaire created in the 1970s'oil boom.
From the businessweek.com
We spend more on Obama's welfare state in a day than we spend on NASA in a year.
From the orlandosentinel.com
They have specialized in social programs which have resulted in a welfare state.
From the ocregister.com
To offset the high cost of the welfare state, Uruguay began printing more pesos.
From the time.com
Can opponents of the welfare state accept government benefits without hypocrisy?
From the economist.com
The structure of the modern welfare state is not focused on empowering the poor.
From the dailyherald.com
The nuns who ran much of the Catholic welfare state were in ever shorter supply.
From the economist.com
The end result will not be a welfare state indebted to and voting for Democrats.
From the infowars.com
I've just come back from the USA where they have had no real welfare state ever.
From the guardian.co.uk
