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Word | Welfare state |
Chinese Meaning | 福利国家 |
a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc. / a system whereby the government undertakes to protect the health and well-being of its citizens, especially those in financial or social need, by means of grants, pensions, and other benefits. The foundations for the modern welfare state in the US were laid by the New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt., | |
Usage | ⇒ Concessions made to the working class included a considerable welfare state and decent public services. |
Synonyms | social democracy, welfare statism, absolute monarchy, aristocracy, autarchy, autocracy, autonomy, child welfare, coalition government, colonialism, commonweal, commonwealth, constitutional government, constitutional monarchy, cradle-to-grave security, democracy, dictatorship, dominion rule, duarchy, duumvirate, |
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