social welfare
noun
: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically
: social work
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The department, later reorganized into the Department of Health and Human Services, oversees federal programs related to health and social welfare.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
While attacked by Washington, the FSLN enjoyed the sympathy and support of many American allies, including Western European democracies sympathetic to their revolutionary commitment to social welfare.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Although Tokyo will probably meet its 2022 pledge to double defense spending to 2% of GDP by 2027, the Trump administration is lobbying for a 3.5% target, a big ask in a nation awash in debt and prospects for escalating social welfare outlays for a rapidly aging population.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Osiris Luna, Bukele’s prison director, and Carlos Marroquin, a presidential ally in charge of social welfare programs, reached an agreement with the gang’s ruling council, known as the Ranfla, according to U.S. court documents and interviews with U.S. and Salvadoran law enforcement officials.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
While attacked by Washington, the FSLN enjoyed the sympathy and support of many American allies, including Western European democracies sympathetic to their revolutionary commitment to social welfare.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Although Tokyo will probably meet its 2022 pledge to double defense spending to 2% of GDP by 2027, the Trump administration is lobbying for a 3.5% target, a big ask in a nation awash in debt and prospects for escalating social welfare outlays for a rapidly aging population.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Osiris Luna, Bukele’s prison director, and Carlos Marroquin, a presidential ally in charge of social welfare programs, reached an agreement with the gang’s ruling council, known as the Ranfla, according to U.S. court documents and interviews with U.S. and Salvadoran law enforcement officials.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Social welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20welfare. Accessed 22 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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