welfare state

noun

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as in state

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Recent Examples of welfare state This is more typical of European societies with traditions of a strong welfare state, where institutions such as public service broadcasting and press subsidy systems are justified in these terms. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 That poison ought to have its wish to secede from the union for a year or two and see how well the red welfare states do without blue state economies. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2026 Continue reading … WILLIAM BENNETT — California's welfare state is a fraud machine. — FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 Only the return to a lower-tax state that embraces free markets and eschews a massive welfare state can stop the bleeding. — Adam B. Summers, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for welfare state
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welfare state
  1. state
  2. trust territory
  3. client state
  4. nation
  5. commonwealth
  6. settlement
  7. dependency
  8. mandate
Noun
  • Singapore pays its political leaders high salaries to attract talent and deter graft, but the issue is thorny in the city-state, where the median wage worker made S$5,775 ($736) a month in 2025.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Those are notable numbers for Turek in a state dominated by the GOP for the past decade; Turek has an edge among independent voters and a positive favorability rating compared to Hinson, who is viewed more negatively.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of state
Noun
  • The separatist movement dates back to the early 1960s, when the British Southern Cameroons, a United Nations trust territory previously governed as part of Nigeria’s eastern region, was joined with Cameroon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.
    — Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
Definition of trust territory
Noun
  • Trump already has ample ways to profit from office, including from stock trading with the benefit of inside knowledge and by accepting gifts from client states.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • For more than 60 years, pre-revolutionary Cuba endured independence without sovereignty as an American client state.
    — Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of client state
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  • Its interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former al-Qa’eda militant who led the rebel offensive that overthrew dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, has been struggling to rebuild a nation devastated by almost 14 years of civil war.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Asian food Lucknow is considered by many Indians as one of the country’s greatest culinary capitals, but beyond the South Asian nation’s borders, the city has remained largely absent from global conversations about food.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of nation
Noun
  • The Kentucky State Fair, at its center, is a showcase of the commonwealth's agriculture industry.
    — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And that is our plan here in the commonwealth now with the strictest requirements in the entire country.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of commonwealth
Noun
  • Last month, the family of Christopher Hawley, who died after a ride in 2022, reached a settlement with the park and with ride manufacturer S&S Worldwide Inc, said KTLA.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Reuters Meta's $18 billion social media settlement lifts a legal overhang that some analysts say could clear the way for a wave of new AI product launches.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of settlement
Noun
  • If milestones stay fixed while priorities, risks and dependencies keep changing, stakeholders are managing expectations based on outdated assumptions.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • It’s hopefully not imposed by economic dependency or an inability to love outside your ethnicity or religion or language.
    — Gloria Steinem, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dependency
Noun
  • State subsidies and mandates from Beijing have also encouraged excess production and cutthroat price wars, forcing them to turn to export markets and resulting in nearly a third of Chinese industrial firms operating at a loss.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The guidelines often provide recommendations to districts rather than mandates.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of mandate

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