HyperDic: welfare_state

English > 1 sense of the expression welfare state:
NOUNgroupwelfare statea government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.
English > welfare state: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc..
BroaderstateThe group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
Spanishestado del bienestar
Catalanestat del benestar

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