antipoverty
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- noun
- /ˌæntiˈpɑvərti/
- We hypothesize that evangelicals will be more likely to favor private charity over government as the primary provider of antipoverty and redistributive efforts.
- antipoverty programs
- antipoverty strategy
Examples
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Some religious traditions, in particular evangelical Protestantism, take a more neutral—or, in some cases, negative—view of government antipoverty and redistributive efforts.
Academic text (2016) -
There is considerable public concern about poverty, but proposals for dealing with it still come mostly from antipoverty elites.
Academic text (1991) -
"President Bush became the first President to spend 3 percent of GDP on federal antipoverty programs.
Blog text (8) -
EITC is one of the largest antipoverty programs.
Blog text (23) -
The Great Society invented wave after wave of new antipoverty programs, only to see the poverty level stagnate and welfare rise.
Academic text (1991) -
Antipoverty strategy and politics differ greatly today because poverty is rarely found among workers but is common among nonworkers.
Academic text (1991) -
Antipoverty programs did not seem to reach them reliably; almost two-thirds were outside of officially designated poor areas.
Academic text (1995) -
President Salinas' antipoverty program, known as Solidaridad, would ease the transition from past stagnation to NAFTA-fueled high growth.
Academic text (1993) -
Sullivan (1993) pointed out that community development is an antipoverty strategy that aims to revitalize poor neighborhoods rather than disperse their residents.
Academic text (1997) -
The government implemented several new antipoverty programs to help low-income families find jobs.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
antipoverty = antipoverty (transparent) = anti + poverty
This noun use is a straightforward conversion from the adjective 'antipoverty' without any spelling change.
Etymology
Antipoverty as a noun comes from anti- 'against' (as in antibiotic) and poverty 'lack of money', and it names plans or actions that fight poverty. That's why people use antipoverty to talk about measures or programs that help low-income families.