| NOUN | act | public assistance, social welfare, welfare | governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need |
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| Meaning | governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need. | |
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| Synonyms | social welfare, welfare | |
| Narrower | dole, pogy, pogey | money received from the state |
| relief | Aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped | |
| social insurance | government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people | |
| Broader | aid, economic aid, financial aid, assistance, financial assistance, economic assistance | money to support a worthy person or cause |
| Spanish | bienestar social | |
| Catalan | benestar social | |
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