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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| social security | /xx/xx | Name, Name, Name | 
| social welfare | /x/x | Name, Name | 
| social service | /x/x | Name, Name | 
| welfare | /x | Noun | 
| social insurance | /xx/x | Name, Name | 
| public assistance | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| public service | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| workfare | /x | Noun | 
| state | / | Noun | 
| economy | x/xx | Noun | 
| commonwealth | /xx | Noun | 
| entitlement | x/xx | Noun | 
| social work | /x/ | Name, Name | 
| constitutionalism | xx/xxxx | Noun | 
| employ | x/ | Verb | 
| government | /xx | Noun | 
| society | x/xx | Noun | 
| medicare | /xx | Name | 
| statewide | /x | Adjective | 
| service | /x | Noun | 
| taxation | x/x | Noun | 
| estate | x/ | Noun | 
| democracy | x/xx | Noun | 
| social order | /x/x | Name, Name | 
| citizen | /xx | Noun | 
| mutual aid | /xx/ | Name, Name | 
| supremacy | x/xx | Noun | 
| hierarchy | /xxx | Noun | 
| friendly society | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| collective | x/x | Adjective | 
| federalism | /xxxx | Noun | 
| feudalism | /xxx | Noun | 
| regime | x/ | Noun | 
| capitation | xx/x | Noun | 
| conservatorship | x/xxx | Noun | 
| wardship | /x | Noun | 
| water supply | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| governance | /xx | Noun | 
| republic | x/x | Noun | 
| foster care | /x/ | Name, Name | 
| gemeinschaft | xxx | Noun | 
| monarchy | /xx | Noun | 
| country | /x | Noun | 
| policy | /xx | Noun | 
| standard | /x | Noun | 
| charitable trust | /xxx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| social justice | /x/x | Name, Name | 
| civilization | xxx/x | Noun | 
| sovereignty | /xx | Noun | 
| administration | xxx/x | Noun | 
| federation | xx/x | Noun | 
| public administration | /xxxx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| feds | / | Noun | 
| institutionalism | xx/xxxx | Noun | 
| social contract | /x/x | Name, Name | 
| confederation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| hire | /x | Noun | 
| public works | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| confederacy | x/xxx | Noun | 
| state police | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| public utility | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| workforce | /x | Noun | 
| common good | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| empire | /xx | Noun | 
| polity | /xx | Noun | 
| people | /x | Noun | 
| nation | /x | Noun | 
| free state | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| tutelage | /xx | Noun | 
| dispensation | xx/x | Noun | 
| regimen | /xx | Noun | 
| civitas | x/x | Noun | 
| serfdom | /x | Noun | 
| public office | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| feudal system | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| tyranny | /xx | Noun | 
| embassy | /xx | Noun | 
| receivership | x/xx | Noun | 
| protectorate | x/xx | Noun | 
| public sector | /x/x | Phrase, Noun, Adjective | 
| union | /x | Noun | 
| agreement | x/x | Noun | 
| constitutional | xx/xx | Noun | 
| insurance policy | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| labor union | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| public policy | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| electorate | x/xx | Noun | 
| citizenry | /xxx | Noun | 
| parole | x/ | Noun | 
| acceptability | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| activity | x/xx | Noun | 
| add | / | Verb, Noun | 
| advancement | x/x | Noun | 
| aegis | /x | Noun | 
| affairs | x/ | Noun | 
| affirm | x/ | Verb | 
| affluence | /xx | Noun | 
| agency | /xx | Noun | 
| agrarian | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| aid | / | Noun, Verb | 
| allege | x/ | Verb | 
| ally | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| angel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| announce | x/ | Verb | 
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| antagonism | x/xxx | Noun | 
| anticipation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| antigua and barbuda | x/x/x/x | Name, Name | 
| antipoverty | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| append | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| argue | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| articulate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| assam | x/ | Name | 
| assert | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| assistance | x/x | Noun | 
| assists | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| attendance | x/x | Noun | 
| attention | x/x | Noun | 
| audience | /xx | Noun | 
| australia | x/x | Name | 
| authorisation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| authorities | x/xx | Noun | 
| aver | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| avow | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| bahamas | x/x | Name | 
| bavaria | x/xx | Name | 
| been | / | Verb | 
| benefactor | /xxx | Noun | 
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| betterment | /xx | Noun | 
| bihar | x/ | Name | 
| body politic | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| booth | / | Noun | 
| buganda | x/x | Name | 
| burkina faso | x/x/x | Name, Name | 
| cabinet | /xx | Noun | 
| canton | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| cape verde | //x | Name, Name | 
| capital | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| care | / | Noun, Verb | 
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| central | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| ceylon | x/ | Name | 
| charitable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| charity | /xx | Noun | 
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| chihuahua | x/x | Name | 
| childcare | /x | Noun | 
| china | /x | Name | 
| chinese | x/ | Adjective, Name | 
| city | /x | Noun | 
| civil | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| claim | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clarify | /xx | Verb | 
| comfort | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| commonwealth of australia | /xx/x/x | Name, Name | 
| comoros | x/x | Name | 
| condition | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| conditionality | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| confirm | x/ | Verb, Adverb | 
| conflict | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| conservation | xx/x | Noun | 
| constitution | xx/x | Noun | 
| constrained | x/ | Adjective | 
| contend | x/ | Verb | 
| contingency | x/xx | Noun | 
| correctional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| country of origin | /x//xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| county | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| coverage | /xx | Noun | 
| crown | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| cuba | /x | Name | 
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| cyprus | /x | Name | 
| damnation | x/x | Noun | 
| daycare | /x | Noun | 
| death | / | Noun | 
| declare | x/ | Verb | 
| defence | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| degree | x/ | Noun | 
| demesne | x/ | Noun | 
| department of state | x/x// | Phrase, Noun | 
| dependence | x/x | Noun | 
| dependency | x/xx | Noun | 
| describe | x/ | Verb | 
| destruction | x/x | Noun | 
| deterministic | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| development | x/xx | Noun | 
| disclose | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| disorder | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| distributive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| dole | / | Noun, Verb | 
| domain | x/ | Noun | 
| domestic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| dominica | x/xx | Name | 
| dominican republic | x/xxx/x | Name, Name | 
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| dystopia | //xx | Noun | 
| détente | /x | Noun | 
| educational | xx/xx | Adjective, Name | 
| ego | /x | Noun | 
| emirates | /xx | Name | 
| employment | x/x | Noun | 
| empowerment | x/xx | Noun | 
| end | / | Noun, Verb | 
| enforcement | x/x | Noun | 
| enmity | /xx | Noun | 
| enunciate | x/xx | Verb | 
| equilibrium | xx/xx | Noun | 
| eritrea | xx/x | Name | 
| establish | x/x | Verb | 
| excellency | //x | Noun | 
| exercise | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| existence | x/x | Noun | 
| explain | x/ | Verb | 
| expose | x/ | Verb | 
| expound | x/ | Verb | 
| express | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| external | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| fact | / | Noun | 
| family | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| fatherland | /xx | Noun | 
| federal | /xx | Adjective, Name | 
| fiji | /x | Name | 
| financed | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| florida | /xx | Name | 
| foley | /x | Name | 
| food | / | Noun | 
| forecast | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| foresight | /x | Noun | 
| forethought | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| form | / | Noun, Verb | 
| formal | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| frame | / | Noun, Verb | 
| freedom | /x | Noun | 
| fringe | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| funding | /x | Noun | 
| gang | / | Noun, Verb | 
| gansu | /x | Name | 
| gas | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| general | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| get out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| give | / | Verb, Noun | 
| global | /x | Adjective, Name, Adverb | 
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| grace | / | Noun, Verb | 
| great power | //x | Name, Name | 
| grenada | x/x | Name | 
| gujarat | xx/ | Name | 
| haiti | /x | Name | 
| happiness | /xx | Noun | 
| health | / | Noun | 
| help | / | Verb, Noun | 
