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welfarist

noun
/ˈwɛlfɛːɹɪst/UK

Etymology

From welfare + -ist.

  1. inherited from welefare
  2. suffixed as welfarist — “welfare + ist”

Definitions

  1. Someone who supports welfare, especially of animals.

  2. A supporter of the politics or principles of the welfare state.

  3. Pertaining to support for the politics or principles of the welfare state.

    • The welfarist discourse of power which the absolute monarchy increasingly deployed [...] set popular expectations high.

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