social welfare
noun
: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically
: social work
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Eventually, China will have to scale back overseas investments to fund social welfare.
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Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Factory jobs are disappearing If health and social welfare jobs are the big winners this year among private-sector positions, manufacturing and white-collar services are the losers.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
While big businesses have bemoaned rigid labor market laws in the country, several startups have fast become unicorns, making use of the flexibility that came with employing vast armies of gig workers, many of whom have no employment protection or social welfare.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
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.
—Didi Tang, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
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Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Factory jobs are disappearing If health and social welfare jobs are the big winners this year among private-sector positions, manufacturing and white-collar services are the losers.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
While big businesses have bemoaned rigid labor market laws in the country, several startups have fast become unicorns, making use of the flexibility that came with employing vast armies of gig workers, many of whom have no employment protection or social welfare.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
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.
—Didi Tang, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Social welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20welfare. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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