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welfare states

noun

plural of welfare state
as in client states

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  1. states
  2. settlements
  3. nations
  4. lands
  5. countries
  6. provinces
  7. mandates
Noun
  • The administration's efforts had the potential to be especially disruptive in states like Washington and Oregon that send out ballots entirely by mail.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Half of the fund will be equally distributed among states, while CMS has discretion on how the other half is used.
    — Daniel Payne, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of states
Noun
  • Sonil Jain, Co-founder of Sowtex and ReMaterial, noted that for a fabric exporter trading with Russia, Brazil, or the UAE, there were many possible benefits, including cheaper, faster B2B settlements without dollar-clearing fees destroying margins.
    — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Scientists and sci-fi authors have envisioned massive cities and settlements on the lunar surface.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of settlements
Noun
  • The initial Europol report said that much of the waste that ended up in Gospic was imported from EU nations Italy, Slovenia and Germany.
    — Darko Bandic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Six nations abstained, including Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of nations
Noun
  • As some national lands face uncertainty, five Post Opinions writers share appreciations of their favorites.
    — Washington Post Opinions, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Over the course of Gulliver’s four voyages to fantastical lands, Swift gives the reader wild and varied depictions of political corruption and human hubris.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of lands
Noun
  • The nineteenth century saw authors in other countries (Germany, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Norway) attempting to firm up their nationalist claims by ransacking popular ballads, rustic legends, and oral traditions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The relevant agencies in both countries are working to resolve the issues together and Israeli visitors to Thailand will receive official travel guidance asking them to respect Thai laws and culture, Teplitskiy said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of countries
Noun
  • Three main provinces—Castellón, Valencia, and Alicante—each have a distinct identity that helps define the region.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Quickly identifying and tracing the contacts of those who had come in contact with Ebola patients remains challenging across the six provinces affected.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of provinces
Noun
  • Christian then lays out the finale’s mandates, which, just like last season, are dramatically slashed down from what Project Runway used to be.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The report released by the NBA’s investigators at the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz portrays Ballmer and the team as treating the league’s salary cap rules not as strict mandates, but as obstacles to be evaded, like traffic cones.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of mandates
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“Welfare states.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welfare%20states. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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