welfarist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From welfare +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

welfarist (plural welfarists)

  1. Someone who supports welfare, especially of animals.
  2. A supporter of the politics or principles of the welfare state.

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Adjective[edit]

welfarist (comparative more welfarist, superlative most welfarist)

  1. Pertaining to support for the politics or principles of the welfare state.
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 363:
      The welfarist discourse of power which the absolute monarchy increasingly deployed [...] set popular expectations high.
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