Meaning | government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue. |
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Narrower | Social Security | social welfare program in the U.S. |
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disability insurance | social insurance for the disabled |
health care | social insurance for the ill and injured |
national insurance | social insurance program in Britain |
supplementary benefit, social assistance, national assistance | benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law |
unemployment compensation | Payment by a United States agency to unemployed people |
Broader | social welfare, welfare, public assistance | governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need |
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Spanish | seguridad social, seguro social |
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