Welfare state - Definitions from Dictionary.com

6 results for: Welfare state

Welfare Issues Get the Facts! Innovative Ideas; Expert Analysis. www.NCPA.org/Welfare	Sponsored Links

Need Food Stamps? If You Can't Get State Food Stamps. Apply for Free Groceries Right Here Free-Food-Stamps.com

Need Welfare? Get a $250 grocery food debit card. Free welfare resources & info Welfare.TheFoodProgram.net

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

welfare state

–noun

a state in which the welfare of the people in such matters as social security, health and education, housing, and working conditions is the responsibility of the government.

[Origin: 1940–45

]

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Welfare Issues Get the Facts! Innovative Ideas; Expert Analysis. www.NCPA.org/Welfare	Sponsored Links

Need Food Stamps? If You Can't Get State Food Stamps. Apply for Free Groceries Right Here Free-Food-Stamps.com

Need Welfare? Get a $250 grocery food debit card. Free welfare resources & info Welfare.TheFoodProgram.net

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Welfare state

To learn more about Welfare state visit Britannica.com

Food Stamp Program $250 to 500/month thru EBT system. Apply now to get a Govt. ATM card GovernmentGrantSearch.com/FoodStamp	Sponsored Links

Welfare Program Info Welfare Assistance Programs Local, State & Federal Information! www.WelfareProgram.info

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

welfare state
n.

A social system whereby the state assumes primary responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, as in matters of health care, education, employment, and social security.
A nation in which such a system operates.

(Download Now or Buy the Book)

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

welfare state
noun
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.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
welfare state

a country which runs insurance schemes for its inhabitants, supplying them with free medical care, pensions etc

Arabic:	دَوْلَة رَفاه إجْتِماعي
Chinese (Simplified):	福利国家
Chinese (Traditional):	福利國家
Czech:	sociální stát
Danish:	velfærdsstat
Dutch:	welvaartsstaat
Estonian:	heaoluriik
Finnish:	hyvinvointivaltio
French:	État-providence
German:	der Wohlfahrtsstaat
Greek:	κράτος πρόνοιας
Hungarian:	jóléti állam
Icelandic:	velferðarríki
Indonesian:	negara adil makmur
Italian:	stato sociale, assistenziale

Japanese:	福祉国家
Latvian:	vispārējas labklājības valsts
Lithuanian:	visuotinės gerovės valstybė
Norwegian:	velferdsstat
Polish:	państwo opiekuńcze
Portuguese (Brazil):	estado de bem-estar social
Portuguese (Portugal):	estado de segurança social QUERY
Romanian:	ţară cu sistem de protecţie socială
Russian:	государство всеобщего благосостояния
Slovak:	sociálny štát, ,,štát blahobytu``
Slovenian:	socialno dobro urejena država
Spanish:	estado de bienestar
Swedish:	välfärdsstat
Turkish:	refah toplumu

See also: child welfare, welfare

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
welfare state

A state or government that promotes public welfare through programs of public health, pensions, unemployment compensation, public housing, and the like. The expression welfare state is often used by those hostile to government intervention in these areas.

[Chapter:] World Politics

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
welfare state

An economic system that combines features of capitalism and socialism by retaining private ownership while the government enacts broad programs of social welfare, such as pensions and public housing.

[Chapter:] Business and Economics

Browse Nearby Entries: