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social safety net en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (qualifier:social policy) A set of governmental programs, entitlements, or benefits providing citizens and residents with a minimum level of financial protection, food, access to public infrastructure, or medical services.
   • CBS News used emotion-charged tales to make the case that some of the nation's truly needy are falling through the social safety net. 1982 May 3, “The White House vs. CBS”, in Time:
   • We can have a social safety net that protects our retired citizens from poverty and makes sure they can afford adequate health care. 2005 February 10, “Editorial: When Math Is Worse Than Fuzzy”, in New York Times, retrieved 24 Jul 2011:
   • Canadians are happy to tell anyone who will listen what makes this country great is our safe streets, health care and social safety net. 2007 January 26, Murray Waldman, “Rights are a gift from the good guys”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 24 Jul 2011:

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Antonyms

every man for himself · law of the jungle

Relateds

Mad Max (alternatives) · social services · social security · let them eat cake (alternatives) · social contract · nasty, brutish, and short (alternatives)

Translations (6)

cmn 社會保障網 /社会保障网 (government programs) · it ammortizzatori sociali (government programs) · fr filet de sécurité sociale (government programs) · cmn 社会保障网 (government programs) · fi sosiaalinen turvaverkko (government programs) · pl zabezpieczenie społeczne (government programs)