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Uncommonwelfare state
The correct spelling is welfare state.
How to pronounce welfare state
noun
Say it like: Wel-far-e s-tat-e
The correct spelling is welfare state. A social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment compensation and social security.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment compensation and social security.
- 2.A country in which such a system operates.
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