welfare state
41Welfare (financial aid) — Welfare is financial assistance paid to people by governments. Some welfare is general, while specific and can only be invoked under certain circumstances, such as a scholarship. Welfare payments can be made to individuals or to companies or… …
42state — [steɪt] noun 1. [countable usually singular] the condition that someone or something is in at a particular time: • The property market is in a poor state. • I personally think the economy is in a worse state than the Government has been admitting …
43welfare — /ˈwɛlfer, ingl. ˈwɛlˌfɛə(r)/ [vc. ingl., accorc. di welfare state, propr. «stato (state) del benessere (welfare)»] s. m. inv. (econ.) stato sociale FRASEOLOGIA Ministero per il Welfare (giorn.), Ministero per il Lavoro e le politiche sociali …
44welfare — state aid to the poor It originally meant prosperity, which is not how all the recipients today see it: ... his girl friend threatened to call the cops when he took half of her welfare money. (Wambaugh, 1983) The British Welfare… …
45welfare programme — welfare programme, welfare provision See welfare state …
46State (disambiguation) — State or The State may refer to:Government* A sovereign political entity ** State ** Unitary state ** Nation state ** State (law), a well defined jurisdiction, with its own set of laws and courts. *State (country subdivision), a non sovereign… …
47welfare — O.E. wel faran condition of being or doing well, from wel (see WELL (Cf. well) (adv.)) + faran get along (see FARE (Cf. fare) (v.)). Cf. O.N. velferð. Meaning social concern for the well being of children, the unemployed, etc. is first attested… …
48welfare statist — welfare statist, a supporter of the principles and practices of a welfare state. –wel´fare|stat´ist, adjective …
49state — It is usual to spell it with a capital initial letter when it refers to political entities, either nations (The State of Israel / a State visit), or parts of a federal nation (the State of Virginia / crossing the State border), and when it means… …
50welfare statism — noun : a belief in or the advocacy or practice of policies associated with or designed to bring about a welfare state * * * 1. the belief in or practices of a welfare state. 2. the condition of being a welfare state. [1950 55; WELFARE STATE +… …
