WELFARE STATE


Meaning of WELFARE STATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1941

1. : a social system based on the assumption by a political state of primary responsibility for the individual and social welfare of its citizens

2. : a nation or state characterized by the operation of the welfare state system

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.