social welfare

noun

: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically : social work

Examples of social welfare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Creative Coalition is a nonprofit known for galvanizing the arts and entertainment industry to address social welfare issues. Jaden Thompson, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023 Crime was low in the country, known for its peace, prosperity and liberal social welfare. Donald Beaulieu, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023 The lawsuit also argues that No Labels, which is organized as a social welfare nonprofit that is not required to disclose its donors, has failed to comply with the federal requirements of a political party, including donation limits and donor disclosure. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023 As of Sunday afternoon, about 60 people had gone to shelters set up throughout the city, said Gerardo López, Tijuana’s secretary of social welfare. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2023 Current social welfare issues are complex and deeply interwoven with historical and intergenerational traumas and oppression. Chelsie Desouza, Parents, 22 Sep. 2023 Despite the lack of reform and grim economic statistics for ordinary Lebanese, the crisis has significantly expanded one area of government that appears to be working: two programs that provide cash assistance, administered via two social welfare programs. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2023 The only big new social welfare program created since the Johnson administration was Obamacare, which lowered the cost of health insurance and now extends coverage to 18.2 million. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2023 President Hugo Chávez, first elected in 1999, introduced a series of social welfare programs intended to reduce economic inequality. Adriana Loureiro Fernandez, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of social welfare was in 1912

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“Social welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20welfare. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.

Medical Definition

social welfare

noun
social wel·​fare -ˈwel-ˌfa(ə)r, -ˌfe(ə)r How to pronounce social welfare (audio)
: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically : social work

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