social welfare
noun
: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically
: social work
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The justices’ intervention on Friday highlights the Court’s growing role in mediating the boundaries of executive authority over entitlement spending, as Washington continues to wrestle with how best to balance fiscal discipline and social welfare amid rising costs.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 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
The department, later reorganized into the Department of Health and Human Services, oversees federal programs related to health and social welfare.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 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
The department, later reorganized into the Department of Health and Human Services, oversees federal programs related to health and social welfare.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 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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