Definitions for welfare state
wel·fare state

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1. welfare statenoun

   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.

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1. welfare statenoun

   a social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment compensation and social security

2. welfare statenoun

   a state or nation in which such a system operates

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1. welfare state

   A welfare state is a form of government in which the state protects and promotes the economic and social well-being of its citizens. It is based on the principles of equality of opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for those unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions for a good life. The welfare state typically includes provision for healthcare, unemployment insurance, pension for the elderly, free education, and other social services to citizens.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of welfare state in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of welfare state in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of welfare state in a Sentence

1. Frode Alfheim:

   Every responsible government, on the left or on the right, will need to balance the budget and they will have to rely on revenues from oil and gas, those revenues are not possible to replace from other sources. Much of the welfare state comes from this industry.

2. Adam Smith:

   I was able to get them to enthusiastically support the largest expansion of the social welfare state since the Affordable Care Act -- the widows tax and paid parental leave, that was an enormous accomplishment, OK? I got them to do things that they never wanted to do.

3. Jacob Hornberger:

   There is no difference in principle, ... between the economic philosophy of Nazism, socialism, communism, and fascism and that of the American welfare state and regulated economy.

4. Markus Kallifatides:

   It's about defending democracy and for our group that means defending the welfare state where no one is left behind, sweden is not that society anymore.

5. Frode Alfheim:

   Those revenues are not possible to replace from other sources. Much of the welfare state comes from this industry.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=welfare state
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Welfare_State
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