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A national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility, providing health care, education, unemployment benefits and social security.
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A country in which such a system operates.
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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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Broader terms: state
Compound of welfare + state.
Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
welvaartstaat
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Azerbaijani:
rifah dövləti
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Azerbaijani:
sosial rifah dövləti
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Azerbaijani:
sosial dövlət
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Bengali:
কল্যাণ রাষ্ট্র
(kollan raśṭro)
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Catalan:
estat del benestar
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Chinese Mandarin:
福利國家 /福利国家
(fúlì guójiā)
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Czech:
sociální stát
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Danish:
velfærdssamfund
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Danish:
velfærdsstat
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Dutch:
verzorgingsstaat
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Dutch:
welvaartsstaat
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Finnish:
hyvinvointivaltio
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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French:
État-providence
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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West-Frisian:
fersoargingssteat
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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German:
Wohlfahrtsstaat
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Greek:
κράτος πρόνοιας
(krátos prónoias)
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Hungarian:
jóléti állam
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Indonesian:
negara kesejahteraan
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Italian:
Stato sociale
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Italian:
Stato assistenziale
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Japanese:
福祉国家
(fukushi kokka)
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Korean:
복지국가
(bokjigukga)
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Macedonian:
соција́лна др́жава
(socijálna dŕžava)
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Malay:
negara kebajikan
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Malayalam:
ക്ഷേമരാഷ്ട്രം
(kṣēmarāṣṭraṁ)
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Māori:
whenua tokoora
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Norwegian Bokmål:
velferdsstat
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
velferdsstat
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Persian:
دولت رفاه
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Polish:
państwo opiekuńcze
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Portuguese:
estado de bem-estar
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Portuguese:
estado de bem-estar social
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Portuguese:
estado assistencial
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Russian:
социа́льное госуда́рство
(sociálʹnoje gosudárstvo)
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Spanish:
estado de bienestar
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Spanish:
estado del bienestar
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Spanish:
estado benefactor
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Swedish:
välfärdsstat
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Swedish:
folkhem
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Vietnamese:
nhà nước phúc lợi
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Welsh:
gwladwriaeth les
— national level social system of a sovereign country operated by its central government for the citizens' welfare overall responsibility
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Afrikaans:
welvaartstaat
— country in which such a system operates
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Azerbaijani:
rifah dövləti
— country in which such a system operates
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Bengali:
কল্যাণ রাষ্ট্র
(kollan raśṭro)
— country in which such a system operates
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Chinese Mandarin:
福利國家 /福利国家
(fúlì guójiā)
— country in which such a system operates
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Czech:
sociální stát
— country in which such a system operates
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Danish:
velfærdsstat
— country in which such a system operates
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Dutch:
verzorgingsstaat
— country in which such a system operates
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Dutch:
welvaartsstaat
— country in which such a system operates
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Finnish:
hyvinvointivaltio
— country in which such a system operates
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French:
État-providence
— country in which such a system operates
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West-Frisian:
fersoargingssteat
— country in which such a system operates
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German:
Wohlfahrtsstaat
— country in which such a system operates
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Hungarian:
jóléti állam
— country in which such a system operates
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Indonesian:
negara kesejahteraan
— country in which such a system operates
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Japanese:
福祉国家
(fukushi kokka)
— country in which such a system operates
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Korean:
복지국가
(bokjigukga)
— country in which such a system operates
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Macedonian:
соција́лна др́жава
(socijálna dŕžava)
— country in which such a system operates
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Malay:
negara kebajikan
— country in which such a system operates
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Malayalam:
ക്ഷേമരാഷ്ട്രം
(kṣēmarāṣṭraṁ)
— country in which such a system operates
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Norwegian:
velferdsstat
— country in which such a system operates
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Persian:
دولت رفاه
— country in which such a system operates
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Polish:
państwo opiekuńcze
— country in which such a system operates
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Portuguese:
estado de bem-estar
— country in which such a system operates
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Portuguese:
estado de bem-estar social
— country in which such a system operates
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Portuguese:
estado assistencial
— country in which such a system operates
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Russian:
социа́льное госуда́рство
(sociálʹnoje gosudárstvo)
— country in which such a system operates
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Spanish:
estado del bienestar
— country in which such a system operates
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Spanish:
estado benefactor
— country in which such a system operates
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Swedish:
välfärdsstat
— country in which such a system operates
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Vietnamese:
nhà nước phúc lợi
— country in which such a system operates
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Welsh:
gwladwriaeth les
— country in which such a system operates