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welfare state

noun

Etymology

Compound of welfare + state.

  1. derived from stātus
  2. derived from estat
  3. inherited from stat
  4. compounded as welfare state — “welfare + state”

Definitions

  1. A social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its…

    A social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment benefits and social security.

    • In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. Essential public services are cut so that the rich may pay less tax. […]

  2. A country in which such a system operates.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA