social security
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[edit] English
[edit] Noun
- A system whereby the state either through general or specific taxation provides various benefits to those unable to provide for themselves.
- Those benefits paid under such a system.
[edit] Translations
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[edit] References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884-1928, and First Supplement, 1933
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