social welfare
noun
: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically
: social work
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The report says the findings show a shift in the use of state credit from promoting economic development and social welfare to gaining geo-economic advantages.
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Didi Tang, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
As candidate for mayor in 2013, after the Occupy Wall Street movement against economic inequality, de Blasio campaigned on the core progressive tenet of tackling inequality through social welfare and the redistribution of wealth.
—Nicole West Bassoff, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of billions funded unrelated legislative wishes, such as $350 billion for state and local governments whose revenues had already recovered, and large education and social welfare expansions designed to last well beyond the pandemic.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
His personal experiences have informed his own opinions about how social welfare systems should be run more efficiently.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Didi Tang, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
As candidate for mayor in 2013, after the Occupy Wall Street movement against economic inequality, de Blasio campaigned on the core progressive tenet of tackling inequality through social welfare and the redistribution of wealth.
—Nicole West Bassoff, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
Hundreds of billions funded unrelated legislative wishes, such as $350 billion for state and local governments whose revenues had already recovered, and large education and social welfare expansions designed to last well beyond the pandemic.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
His personal experiences have informed his own opinions about how social welfare systems should be run more efficiently.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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social welfare
noun
social wel·fare
-ˈwel-ˌfa(ə)r, -ˌfe(ə)r 
: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically
: social work
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