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social insurance


social insurance

noun

Definition of SOCIAL INSURANCE

: protection of the individual against economic hazards (as unemployment, old age, or disability) in which the government participates or enforces the participation of employers and affected individuals

First Known Use of SOCIAL INSURANCE

1909

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