NOUN | act | Social Security | social welfare program in the U.S. |
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Meaning | social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance. | |
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Narrower | old-age insurance | insurance paid to the elderly |
survivors insurance | insurance paid to surviving spouses | |
Broader | social insurance | government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people |
Spanish | seguridad social, seguro, SS | |
Catalan | seguretat social, SS |
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