welfare state
welfare state noun: a national level social system of a country operated by its sovereign central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility, providing health care, education, unemployment benefits and social security.
Noun
welfare state (plural welfare states)
- A national level social system of a country operated by its sovereign central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility, 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. […]2013 May 17, George Monbiot, “Money just makes the rich suffer”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 23, page 19
- Wagenknecht […] argues further that a policy of high migration enforces a minimal welfare state that is ‘cheaper for the upper and upper middle classes in comparison to a real welfare state, but it is not an attractive project for the middle and lower middle groups. Thus, if one wants to remove...2024 August 18, Jörg Michael Dostal, “Left Conservatism: Sahra Wagenknecht's Challenge to the German Party System”, in The Political Quarterly, volume 95, number 4, →DOI, page 641 of 634–644
- A country in which such a system operates.
welfare state meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
welfare state in Tamil
- ஆக்க நல அரசு, நலப்பணி அரசு, மக்கள் நல அரசு, பொதுநல அரசு
welfare state in Bengali
- national level social system of a country operated by its sovereign central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
- কল্যাণ রাষ্ট্র kollan raśṭro
- country in which such a system operates
- কল্যাণ রাষ্ট্র kollan raśṭro
welfare state in Malayalam
- national level social system of a country operated by its sovereign central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
- ക്ഷേമരാഷ്ട്രം kṣēmarāṣṭraṁ
- country in which such a system operates
- ക്ഷേമരാഷ്ട്രം kṣēmarāṣṭraṁ
welfare state in Kannada
- ಸುಖೀರಾಜ್ಯ, ಕಲ್ಯಾಣರಾಜ್ಯ, ಸಮಾಜ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ, ಸರಕಾರದಿಂದ ಒದಗಿಸುವ ಜನಹಿತರಕ್ಷಣೆ
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- welfare state in Malay
- negara kebajikan
- welfare state in Indonesian
- negara kesejahteraan
- welfare state in Persian
- دولت رفاه
- welfare state in Vietnamese
- nhà nước phúc lợi
Forms of welfare state
| plural | welfare states |
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Origin of welfare state
Compound of welfare + state.
Words formed from welfare state
Questions about welfare state
- What does welfare state mean?
- Welfare state means a national level social system of a country operated by its sovereign central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility, providing health care, education, unemployment benefits and social security.
- What is welfare state in Tamil?
- Welfare state in Tamil is ஆக்க நல அரசு, நலப்பணி அரசு, மக்கள் நல அரசு. See Welfare state meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is welfare state?
- Welfare state is a noun.
- What is the plural of welfare state?
- The plural of welfare state is welfare states.
Words near welfare state in the dictionary
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