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| wel·fare state (plural wel·fare states) |
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1. government responsibility for social welfare: a political system in which a government assumes the primary responsibility for assuring the basic health, education, and financial well-being of all its citizens through programs and direct assistance
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2. nation fully assuming citizens' welfare: a nation whose government assumes primary responsibility for the social welfare of its citizens
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