welfare-state
UK/'welfeə-'steɪt/US
Definitions
n.
A government system providing broad social welfare to its citizens.
福利国家（向公民提供广泛社会福利的政府体制）。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishwelfareroot
+
stateroot
=welfare-state
welfare + state = 'a state organized around welfare,' where the government takes responsibility for citizens' basic well-being.
Common Collocations
- 1.modern welfare-state现代福利国家
- 2.welfare-state model福利国家模式
- 3.welfare-state reform福利国家改革
Example Sentences
- 1.
Sweden is often cited as a model welfare-state.