Meaning of welfare state | Babel Free
Definitions
- A social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment benefits and social security.
- A country in which such a system operates.
Equivalents
Čeština
sociální stát
Deutsch
Wohlfahrtsstaat
Ελληνικά
κράτος πρόνοιας
Suomi
hyvinvointivaltio
Français
État-providence
Bahasa Indonesia
negara kesejahteraan
日本語
福祉国家
한국어
복지국가
Русский
социа́льное госуда́рство
Examples
“In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. Essential public services are cut so that the rich may pay less tax. […]”
“Wagenknecht […] argues further that a policy of high migration enforces a minimal welfare state that is ‘cheaper for the upper and upper middle classes in comparison to a real welfare state, but it is not an attractive project for the middle and lower middle groups. Thus, if one wants to remove support for social provisions, this is exactly the way to do it’.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.