"social insurance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: social insurances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} social insurance (countable and uncountable, plural social insurances)
  1. Government-mandated provision for the unemployed, injured, or aged, typically funded by a combination of government spending, individual contributions, and employer contributions. Wikipedia link: social insurance Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Economics, Government, Society Translations (government-mandated provision): 社會保險 /社会保险 (shèhuì bǎoxiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), sosiaalivakuutus (Finnish), Sozialversicherung [feminine] (German), κοινωνική ασφάλιση (koinonikí asfálisi) [feminine] (Greek), asuransi sosial (Indonesian), 社会保険 (shakai hoken) (alt: しゃかいほけん) (Japanese), 사회보험 (sahoeboheom) (alt: 社會保險) (Korean), insurans sosial (Malay), asigurări sociale [feminine, plural] (Romanian), bảo hiểm xã hội (Vietnamese)

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