welfare
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈwɛlˌfɛr/
:
bienestar
- The first thing a government is supposed to do is look out for the welfare of its citizens.
- health and welfare
- concern for welfare
- improve welfare
It is the state of wanting to lift up the welfare of other people who suffer.
- It is the state of wanting to lift up the welfare of other people who suffer.
- He certainly is placing the value of Facebook above the welfare of the entire world at large.
- This is a Nexus where we encounter the issue of individual welfare in conflict with group welfare.
- And it is an intake sort of further explore the the animal welfare subject specifically.
- And, you know, millions of humans spend their lives tending to the welfare of these plants.
- And one woman stuck her hand up and she's from the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants.
- But it can't just be about human welfare.
- Well, I think wealth is a kind of a instrument to create welfare
- So he had, he was always so, you know, worried for their welfare.
- Now there is huge progress to be made in, I think animal welfare, OK, which I would really, really support.
- And and Jehovah's Witness parents do have their children's welfare at heart.
- The the first thing is, is, is you're a bit of an animal welfare advocate.
- The market outcome is not delivering the welfare maximizing result.
- That is the net reduction in welfare from trades that are not made.
Examples
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I'll do my best to improve our people's welfare and freedom.
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Do you care nothing about them and the welfare of their families?
Fiction book (1998) -
A whole range of important services for the welfare of children have gone by the board.
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My only concern is the welfare of your son.
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The welfare of the sister is my responsibility.
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Indeed, if we do not look to its welfare, we cannot survive.
Academic text (1999) -
I'm responsible for the welfare of the people of this town.
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But you have spoken about the value of the union, the common welfare, the cohesion in itself.
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Confidentiality does not apply in child abuse; the welfare of the child is paramount.
Academic text (2011) -
The first thing a government is supposed to do is look out for the welfare of its citizens.
Synonyms
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2.4
A state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy
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3.2
Good physical and mental health that people try to keep
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9.9
The health and happiness of the public
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.9
A government system that provides health care, housing, and money to people who need help
- Slur
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9.9
An insulting name for a woman said to unfairly take government money, often used to express racist ideas
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3.4
An organization that protects children and gives help for their safety and development
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3.2
A group that protects children and gives them social help and job training
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5.5
A former United States government department that ran health, education, and welfare programs
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7.7
A person who led the United States government department for health and education from 1953 to 1979
- Offensive
A person, often a company leader, who gets government money they do not deserve
- Slur
A negative idea that a person on welfare has an expensive car to suggest they are cheating on benefits
- Slur
A rude word for a person who gets government money and is seen as not trying to work
- Offensive
A harmful false idea that people who get government help are lazy or dishonest
How Well
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Welfare comes from old English parts wel ('well' or 'good') and fare ('to go' or 'to happen'), so it originally meant how well someone's life 'goes'. That's why welfare means a person's health, happiness, and general well-being.