welfare state

noun

Definition of welfare statenext
as in state

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Recent Examples of welfare state If that shortage persisted, the country’s entire welfare state would be in jeopardy. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 This is more typical of European societies with traditions of a strong welfare state, where institutions such as public service broadcasting and press subsidy systems are justified in these terms. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 That poison ought to have its wish to secede from the union for a year or two and see how well the red welfare states do without blue state economies. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2026 Continue reading … WILLIAM BENNETT — California's welfare state is a fraud machine. — FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for welfare state
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  1. state
  2. trust territory
  3. client state
  4. nation
  5. commonwealth
  6. settlement
  7. dependency
  8. mandate
Noun
  • That answer is unlikely to satisfy many Democratic primary voters, according to a poll of six early primary states conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple states now restrict forever chemicals, with Minnesota last year banning the intentional addition of PFAS to 11 categories of consumer products, including dental floss.
    — Margaret Hetherman The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of state
Noun
  • The separatist movement dates back to the early 1960s, when the British Southern Cameroons, a United Nations trust territory previously governed as part of Nigeria’s eastern region, was joined with Cameroon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In total, the Trusteeship Council oversaw 11 trust territories.
    — Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
Definition of trust territory
Noun
  • Trump already has ample ways to profit from office, including from stock trading with the benefit of inside knowledge and by accepting gifts from client states.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • For more than 60 years, pre-revolutionary Cuba endured independence without sovereignty as an American client state.
    — Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of client state
Noun
  • Mohave County, where Bullhead City is located, has higher poverty and unemployment rates than the state and nation, with a lower per-capita income, according to Census and state unemployment data.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • As reported, De Beers and the government of the Republic of Botswana have tapped the Olympic gold medal athlete Letsile Tebogo to promote the African nation as a heartland of natural diamonds, and to mark its 60 years of independence.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of nation
Noun
  • According to state data, fewer than 1% of the more than 1,100 measles cases in the commonwealth are people who are fully vaccinated.
    — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Months later, in July 2025, Shapiro announced Amazon would invest $20 billion in an AI buildout in Pennsylvania, the largest capital investment in the commonwealth’s history.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of commonwealth
Noun
  • Target agreed to a $5 million settlement and a ban on using geofencing technology to increase prices.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Party leader Bezalel Smotrich, the current finance minister, has overseen massive state spending on settlement initiatives.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of settlement
Noun
  • Identify dependencies and separate unresolved questions affecting the investment decision from initiatives that can begin after closing.
    — James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Given these concerns, companies are looking to diversify their AI usage, and reduce their dependency on the leading AI companies.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of dependency
Noun
  • When algorithms handle tactical execution, a leader’s primary mandate is cultural.
    — Alexandra J. Zanela, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Pro, who joined the museum in March after positions at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and the Seattle Art Museum, said Ryan’s mandate is to elevate learning and public programs to the level of exhibitions.
    — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of mandate

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