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noun
Government-mandated provision for the unemployed, injured, disabled, or aged, typically funded by a combination of government spending, individual contributions, and employer contributions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: social security
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any insurance run by a government to cover all citizens, including the aforementioned types as well as health insurance of social type (socialized medicine).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: broader
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: social welfare, welfare, public assistance
Narrower terms: national insurance, supplementary benefit, social assistance, national assistance, Social Security, unemployment compensation, disability insurance, health care
History
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Across languages
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