welfare states

noun

Definition of welfare statesnext
plural of welfare state
as in client states

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  1. settlements
  2. nations
  3. countries
  4. provinces
Noun
  • Under the settlements, Simmons did not admit any wrongdoing.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Judgment has been mixed, with some going forward to settlements.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of settlements
Noun
  • Mikati said that the number of displaced people is the largest in the nation's history, which has been punctuated by civil war and conflict with neighboring nations.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Three Caucasus nations, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, are represented, along with five neighboring countries, Ukraine, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Moldova.
    Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of nations
Noun
  • Women remain noticeably underrepresented in the film and TV production sectors in many countries around the world, and Spain, Mexico, and Argentina are no different.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Gago at the end of the session summarized key takeaways, calculating that female professionals across the three countries only make up around 30 percent of sector workers.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of countries
Noun
  • Today, the city remains the capital of Italy’s northern Veneto region, and ingredients arrive at the Rialto Market from its seven geographically varied provinces, including the snowy peaks of the Dolomites and the fertile soils fed by coastal marshes and shallow lagoons.
    Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Popular retreat destinations include Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan — provinces where the cost of living is a quarter of that in Shanghai.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of provinces
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