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
  • Though Black voters make up tiny percentages of the MAGA right and democratic socialist left nationwide, Black politicians are in the spotlight in these two states.
    — Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Flock currently has over 120,000 cameras active across 49 states and has struck deals with thousands of municipalities.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of states
Noun
  • Immigration lawyers have argued that the administration is detaining people longer than allowed by previous court settlements.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Israel’s Housing Ministry issued a notice inviting bids for the construction of more than 1,200 housing units in E1 near Jerusalem, which aims to create a continuous bloc of Jewish settlements from East Jerusalem to the West Bank.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of settlements
Noun
  • Any agreement would need to be approved by all current EU member nations and then voters in Iceland would have the final say on whether to join.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Comparing the debt to GDP can help make comparisons between different nations.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of nations
Noun
  • The geometric detailing lands somewhere between bohemian and Americana, without leaning too hard in either direction.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Milliner’s point about shoppers using flavor to emotionally reset lands here.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of lands
Noun
  • The group noted that more than 140,000 Haitians have been deported from neighboring countries, including the Dominican Republic, in the first half of the year alone.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Asteri has nine stores in Saudi Arabia, in addition to locations in other countries in the Middle East.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of countries
Noun
  • As talks wore on this week, the government of Carney faced some pushback from premiers of Canada’s provinces back home.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The Taliban rapidly captured provinces and took control of key cities.
    — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of provinces
Noun
  • Beyond the architecture, the Costa Rican government mandates that 70 percent of the peninsula’s dry tropical forest remains protected—paradise will not be paved.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Malone, who was a vocal critic of vaccine mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic, did pin some blame on falling trust in the scientific establishment for the slight downtick in inoculations.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of mandates
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