Noun He wants to do away with welfare. I have your welfare at heart. The welfare of all the orphans was at stake. She donates to organizations concerned about animal welfare.
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The study is fielded by First Place Global Leadership Institute, which is part of First Place AZ, a nonprofit dedicated to the welfare equity of people with autism and other brain differences. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2022 Some progressives are also wary, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who ultimately voted for the Chips Act but called it corporate welfare for a highly profitable industry. Jeanne Whalen, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 Stalking and threatening others online are serious crimes that deeply impact victims’ mental, emotional and physical welfare.Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, they’ll be called on to mediate extraordinary levels of new government borrowing—on top of the additional borrowing governments normally do during recessions to finance social-welfare assistance. Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Four child welfare and farm safety experts said carrying out ranch work like that described by the former residents can be dangerous for children. Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 Every member of the small ensemble makes an impression, even the mostly unseen Sathya Sridharan as a friendly pizza delivery guy who never fails to ask about Charlie’s welfare from behind the closed apartment door. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2022 Not Cash, a policy to reduce welfare for single homeless adults and instead spend the funds on shelters, housing and services. Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 In this campaign, the party has been promising tougher measures to fight crime along with promises to preserve the Scandinavian country's famous welfare protections. Vanessa Gera, ajc, 4 Sep. 2022
Adjective
Moderate Democrats fear pro-welfare and anti-business labels. John Harwood, CNN, 19 Sep. 2021 Starting near the end of the last century, the rhetoric of business-minded reform increasingly cloaked the politics of deregulation, anti-welfare cutbacks, and austerity. Kyle Edward Williams, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2020 Layers of state bureaucracy, outdated computer systems, and, in some states, anti-welfare attitudes kept timely help out of the reach of many. Tracey Lindeman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2020 Even overtly welfare-ish Medicaid payments—originally intended to provide care for poor children—now go largely to long-term care for mainly middle-class elderly. Eric B. Schnurer, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from the phrase wel faren to fare well