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Welfare-Statist

Description:

Welfare-Statist refers to a political ideology or system characterized by a strong advocacy for extensive government control and provision of social welfare programs.

Senses / Usages:

Sense 1 - Noun:

1.1 - A person who believes in or supports the implementation and expansion of comprehensive welfare measures by the government.

1.2 - A political system that emphasizes the importance of state intervention in areas like healthcare, education, and unemployment benefits.

Example sentences:

• John is a prominent welfare-statist; he actively campaigns to increase public spending on social welfare programs.
• The country's welfare-statist policies have been highly effective in reducing poverty rates.

Sense 2 - Adjective:

2.1 - Pertaining to or advocating for the principles of welfare-statism.

Example sentences:

• The welfare-statist approach focuses on creating a safety net for vulnerable members of society.
• Some politicians argue that embracing a welfare-statist ideology would result in a fairer distribution of resources.

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