"flexicurity" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of flexibility + security, coined by Danish prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen in the 1990s. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|flexibility|security}} Blend of flexibility + security Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} flexicurity (uncountable)
  1. A welfare state model with a proactive labour market policy, combining easy hiring and firing (flexibility for employers) and high benefits for the unemployed (security for the employees). Wikipedia link: flexicurity Tags: uncountable
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