"welfare state" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: welfare states [plural]
Etymology: Compound of welfare + state. Etymology templates: {{com|en|welfare|state}} welfare + state Head templates: {{en-noun}} welfare state (plural welfare states)
  1. A social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment compensation and social security. Categories (topical): Society Derived forms: welfare stater, welfare statism Translations (social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens): welvaartstaat (Afrikaans), rifah dövləti (Azerbaijani), কল্যাণ রাষ্ট্র (kollan raśṭro) (Bengali), estat del benestar [masculine] (Catalan), 福利國家 (Chinese Mandarin), 福利国家 (fúlì guójiā) (Chinese Mandarin), sociální stát [masculine] (Czech), velfærdssamfund [neuter] (Danish), velfærdsstat [common-gender] (Danish), verzorgingsstaat [masculine] (Dutch), welvaartsstaat [Belgium, masculine] (Dutch), hyvinvointivaltio (Finnish), État-providence [masculine] (French), Wohlfahrtsstaat [masculine] (German), jóléti állam (Hungarian), negara kesejahteraan (Indonesian), Stato sociale [masculine] (Italian), Stato assistenziale [masculine] (Italian), 福祉国家 (fukushi kokka) (alt: ふくしこっか) (Japanese), 복지국가 (bokjigukga) (alt: 福祉國家) (Korean), соција́лна др́жава (socijálna dŕžava) [feminine] (Macedonian), negara kebajikan (Malay), ക്ഷേമരാഷ്ട്രം (kṣēmarāṣṭraṁ) (Malayalam), whenua tokoora (Maori), velferdsstat [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), velferdsstat [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), دولت رفاه (Persian), państwo opiekuńcze [neuter] (Polish), estado de bem-estar [masculine] (Portuguese), estado de bem-estar social [masculine] (Portuguese), estado assistencial [masculine] (Portuguese), социа́льное госуда́рство (sociálʹnoje gosudárstvo) [neuter] (Russian), estado de bienestar [masculine] (Spanish), estado del bienestar [masculine] (Spanish), estado benefactor [masculine] (Spanish), välfärdsstat [common-gender] (Swedish), folkhem [neuter] (Swedish), nhà nước phúc lợi (Vietnamese), fersoargingssteat [common-gender] (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-welfare_state-en-noun-jnAj6YAz Disambiguation of Society: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens': 92 8
  2. A country in which such a system operates. Translations (country in which such a system operates): welvaartstaat (Afrikaans), rifah dövləti (Azerbaijani), কল্যাণ রাষ্ট্র (kollan raśṭro) (Bengali), 福利國家 (Chinese Mandarin), 福利国家 (fúlì guójiā) (Chinese Mandarin), sociální stát [masculine] (Czech), velfærdsstat [common-gender] (Danish), verzorgingsstaat [masculine] (Dutch), welvaartsstaat [Belgium, masculine] (Dutch), hyvinvointivaltio (Finnish), État-providence [masculine] (French), Wohlfahrtsstaat [masculine] (German), jóléti állam (Hungarian), negara kesejahteraan (Indonesian), 福祉国家 (fukushi kokka) (alt: ふくしこっか) (Japanese), 복지국가 (bokjigukga) (alt: 福祉國家) (Korean), соција́лна др́жава (socijálna dŕžava) [feminine] (Macedonian), negara kebajikan (Malay), ക്ഷേമരാഷ്ട്രം (kṣēmarāṣṭraṁ) (Malayalam), velferdsstat (Norwegian), دولت رفاه (Persian), państwo opiekuńcze [neuter] (Polish), estado de bem-estar [masculine] (Portuguese), estado de bem-estar social [masculine] (Portuguese), estado assistencial [masculine] (Portuguese), социа́льное госуда́рство (sociálʹnoje gosudárstvo) [neuter] (Russian), estado del bienestar [masculine] (Spanish), estado benefactor (Spanish), välfärdsstat [common-gender] (Swedish), nhà nước phúc lợi (Vietnamese), fersoargingssteat [common-gender] (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-welfare_state-en-noun-19OC9mma Disambiguation of 'country in which such a system operates': 9 91

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
          "word": "nhà nước phúc lợi"
        },
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
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          "word": "fersoargingssteat"
        }
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    }
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    "welfare state"
  ],
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}
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    "English nouns",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
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      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
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    },
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      "code": "az",
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      "word": "rifah dövləti"
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      "lang": "Bengali",
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      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "word": "福利國家"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fúlì guójiā",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "word": "福利国家"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "sociální stát"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "velfærdssamfund"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "velfærdsstat"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verzorgingsstaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "welvaartsstaat"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "word": "hyvinvointivaltio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "État-providence"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wohlfahrtsstaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "word": "jóléti állam"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "word": "negara kesejahteraan"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stato sociale"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stato assistenziale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふくしこっか",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fukushi kokka",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "word": "福祉国家"
    },
    {
      "alt": "福祉國家",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bokjigukga",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "word": "복지국가"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "socijálna dŕžava",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "соција́лна др́жава"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "word": "negara kebajikan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "kṣēmarāṣṭraṁ",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "word": "ക്ഷേമരാഷ്ട്രം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "word": "whenua tokoora"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "velferdsstat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "velferdsstat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "word": "دولت رفاه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "państwo opiekuńcze"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estado de bem-estar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estado de bem-estar social"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estado assistencial"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sociálʹnoje gosudárstvo",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "социа́льное госуда́рство"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estado de bienestar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estado del bienestar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estado benefactor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "välfärdsstat"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "folkhem"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "word": "nhà nước phúc lợi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fersoargingssteat"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "welvaartstaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "rifah dövləti"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "kollan raśṭro",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "কল্যাণ রাষ্ট্র"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "福利國家"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fúlì guójiā",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "福利国家"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sociální stát"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "velfærdsstat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verzorgingsstaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "Belgium",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "welvaartsstaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "hyvinvointivaltio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "État-providence"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wohlfahrtsstaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "jóléti állam"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "negara kesejahteraan"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふくしこっか",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fukushi kokka",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "福祉国家"
    },
    {
      "alt": "福祉國家",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bokjigukga",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "복지국가"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "socijálna dŕžava",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "соција́лна др́жава"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "negara kebajikan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "kṣēmarāṣṭraṁ",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "ക്ഷേമരാഷ്ട്രം"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "velferdsstat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "دولت رفاه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "państwo opiekuńcze"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estado de bem-estar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estado de bem-estar social"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estado assistencial"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sociálʹnoje gosudárstvo",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "социа́льное госуда́рство"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estado del bienestar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "estado benefactor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "välfärdsstat"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "word": "nhà nước phúc lợi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "country in which such a system operates",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fersoargingssteat"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "welfare state"
  ],
  "word": "welfare state"
}

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