negara kesejahteraan

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of negara +‎ kesejahteraan, calque of English welfare state.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nəˈɡara kəsəd͡ʒahtəˈraan/

Noun

negara kesejahteraan (plural negara-negara kesejahteraan)

  1. (politics) welfare state: a country in which a social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment compensation and social security operates

Synonyms

  • negara kebajikan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

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