welfare : Idioms & Phrases
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child welfare agency
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noun an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children
child welfare agency.
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child welfare service
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noun an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children
child welfare agency.
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department of health education and welfare
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noun a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979
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secretary of health education and welfare
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noun head of a former executive department created in 1953 and divided into two departments in 1979
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social welfare
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noun governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
public assistance; welfare.
- she lives on welfare
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welfare case
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noun a case for a welfare worker
charity case.
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welfare state
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noun a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.
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welfare work
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noun an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society
social service.
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welfare worker
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noun someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)
social worker; caseworker.
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welfare-statist
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adjective satellite of or relating to a welfare state
welfarist.
