welfare state
51welfare — noun 1 good health and happiness ADJECTIVE ▪ animal, child, community, family, human, personal ▪ people concerned about child welfare ▪ gen …
52state — statable, stateable, adj. /stayt/, n., adj., v., stated, stating. n. 1. the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health. 2. the condition of matter with respect to structure, form,… …
53welfare — /wel fair /, n. 1. the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc., of a person, group, or organization; well being: to look after a child s welfare; the physical or moral welfare of society. 2. See welfare work. 3. financial or other… …
54welfare — Synonyms and related words: ADC, Easy Street, Medicaid, Medicare, advantage, affluence, aid, alimony, allotment, allowance, almsgiving, altruistic, annuity, assistance, avail, bed of roses, behalf, behoof, beneficent, benefit, benevolent, benison …
55welfare — 01. He lost his job over a year ago, and now his family is surviving on [welfare] payments from the government. 02. You should consider the [welfare] of your family before you decide to take a job in another city. 03. People in this country who… …
56welfare statism — 1. the belief in or practices of a welfare state. 2. the condition of being a welfare state. [1950 55; WELFARE STATE + ISM] * * * …
57state — I n. government 1) to establish, found, set up a state 2) to govern, rule a state 3) a buffer; client; garrison; independent; police; puppet; secular; sovereign; welfare state 4) a member state (the member states of the UN) condition 5) a… …
58welfare — n. 1 well being, happiness; health and prosperity (of a person or a community etc.). 2 (Welfare) a the maintenance of persons in such a condition esp. by statutory procedure or social effort. b financial support given for this purpose. Phrases… …
59welfare stater — ˈstād.ə(r) noun : one that believes in or advocates a welfare state * * * welfare stater, = welfare statist. (Cf. ↑welfare statist) …
60State school — For US state funded universities, see State university system. For Texas residential institutions, see Texas State Schools. State schools, also known in the United States and Canada as public schools,[note 1] generally refer to primary or… …
