LEARNit Dictionary
welfare state
noun
/ˌwelfeə ˈsteɪt/
UK
/ˌwelfer ˈsteɪt/
US
1
a system by which the government provides a range of services to people who need them, for example medical care, money for people without work, care for old people, etc.
دولت رفاهی, نظام رفاه اجتماعی
2
a country that has such a system
کشور رفاه, کشور رفاهی