Definitions for public assistance
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pub′lic assis′tance(n.)
government aid to the poor, disabled, blind, or aged, or to dependent children.
Category: Government
Origin of public assistance:
1900–05
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Public Assistance
Financial assistance to impoverished persons for the essentials of living through federal, state or local government programs.
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