NOUN | act | social welfare, welfare, public assistance | 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 | welfare, public assistance | |
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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