welfare state
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welfare state
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Compound of welfare + state.
noun welfare states
- A national level social system of a country operated by its sovereign central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility, providing health care, education, unemployment benefits and social security. In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. Essential public services are cut so that the rich may pay less tax. […]
- A country in which such a system operates.
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noun national level social system of a country operated by its sovereign central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
| Español | estado de bienestar, estado del bienestar, estado benefactor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 복지국가 bokjigukga |
| 日本語 | 福祉国家 fukushi kokka |
| 中文 | 福利國家 /福利国家 fúlì guójiā |
| Português | estado de bem-estar, estado de bem-estar social, estado assistencial |
| Français | État-providence |
| Deutsch | Wohlfahrtsstaat |
| Italiano | Stato sociale, Stato assistenziale |
| Ελληνικά | κράτος πρόνοιας krátos prónoias |
| Русский | социа́льное госуда́рство sociálʹnoje gosudárstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà nước phúc lợi |
noun country in which such a system operates
| Español | estado del bienestar, estado benefactor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 복지국가 bokjigukga |
| 日本語 | 福祉国家 fukushi kokka |
| 中文 | 福利國家 /福利国家 fúlì guójiā |
| Português | estado de bem-estar, estado de bem-estar social, estado assistencial |
| Français | État-providence |
| Deutsch | Wohlfahrtsstaat |
| Русский | социа́льное госуда́рство sociálʹnoje gosudárstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà nước phúc lợi |
Talk about this word "welfare state." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/welfare%20state. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. welfare state. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/welfare%20state "welfare state." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/welfare%20state.Cite this
@misc{welfare_state_2026,
title = {welfare state},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/welfare%20state},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
