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    Social welfare is defined as the good or health of a group of people.

    An example of social welfare is providing health care to improve the general wellbeing of a community.

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social welfare

  1. the welfare of society, esp. of those segments of society that are underprivileged or disadvantaged because of poverty, poor education, unemployment, etc.
  2. social work
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