social welfare
noun
: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically
: social work
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Think about this: Each year, millions, and indeed, billions, of dollars are spent on think tanks, action tanks, social welfare organizations, government contractors and institutions of higher learning, and more and more.
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Adam Andrzejewski, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), headed by two women with immigrant roots in the Middle East and North Africa (Sahra Wagenknecht and Amira Mohamed Ali), takes a hardline approach to immigration in service of protecting ostensibly progressive values — specifically social welfare.
—TIME, 7 May 2024
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Adam Andrzejewski, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), headed by two women with immigrant roots in the Middle East and North Africa (Sahra Wagenknecht and Amira Mohamed Ali), takes a hardline approach to immigration in service of protecting ostensibly progressive values — specifically social welfare.
—TIME, 7 May 2024
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“Social welfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20welfare. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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social welfare
noun
social wel·fare
-ˈwel-ˌfa(ə)r, -ˌfe(ə)r 
: organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups
specifically
: social work
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