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• WELFARE STATE (noun) The noun WELFARE STATE has 1 sense: 1. a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc. Familiarity information: WELFARE STATE used as a noun is very rare.
