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noun
A government-run program meant to benefit society as a whole, with a particular view to the less economically fortunate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
A government-run program meant to benefit society as a whole, with a particular view to the less economically fortunate.
The government employees collectively running such a program.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: metonymically, plural, plural-only
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Across languages
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