anti-poverty
adjective
an·ti-pov·er·ty
ˌan-tē-ˈpä-vər-tē 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antipoverty
: opposing poverty : designed or intended to relieve poverty
anti-poverty efforts/policies
… the legislation severely restricts eligibility for food stamps, Medicaid and other benefits, cutting $56 billion from antipoverty programs.—
Ellen L. Bassuk et al.
Ellen L. Bassuk et al.Examples of anti-poverty in a Sentence
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And since economic growth is the greatest anti-poverty program ever discovered, slower growth means more people will continue to live in poverty for a longer period of time.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
State of play: For the second year in a row, Washington placed fifth in the best states to work index compiled by the global anti-poverty organization.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
Sri Lankans voted for a new direction in leadership on Sept. 22, 2024, electing a leftist anti-poverty campaigner as president of the South Asian nation.
—Vidhura S. Tennekoon, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
Barber is one of the co-chairs of the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC) a grassroots coalition of various civil society, anti-poverty groups working with low-income people in America across multiple states.
—Subramaniam Vincent, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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John C. Goodman, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
State of play: For the second year in a row, Washington placed fifth in the best states to work index compiled by the global anti-poverty organization.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
Sri Lankans voted for a new direction in leadership on Sept. 22, 2024, electing a leftist anti-poverty campaigner as president of the South Asian nation.
—Vidhura S. Tennekoon, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
Barber is one of the co-chairs of the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC) a grassroots coalition of various civil society, anti-poverty groups working with low-income people in America across multiple states.
—Subramaniam Vincent, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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