anti-poverty
adjective
an·ti-pov·er·ty
ˌan-tē-ˈpä-vər-tē 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antipoverty
: opposing poverty : designed or intended to relieve poverty
anti-poverty efforts/policies
… the legislation severely restricts eligibility for food stamps, Medicaid and other benefits, cutting $56 billion from antipoverty programs.—
Ellen L. Bassuk et al.
Ellen L. Bassuk et al.Examples of anti-poverty in a Sentence
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Some $300 billion is earmarked to be cut from the nationwide anti-poverty program.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
This simple change transformed the credit from a tax break benefiting middle and upper-income families into America’s most effective anti-poverty program.
—Keisha Browder, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
The bill’s main offsets come from big cuts to spending on anti-poverty programs, such as Medicaid and SNAP.
—Ben Ritz, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Generally, parents are more willing to allow older U.S. citizen children, more so than younger children, to remain in the U.S., said Wendy Cervantes, director of immigration and immigrant families at the Center for Law and Social Policy, an anti-poverty group.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 19 May 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
This simple change transformed the credit from a tax break benefiting middle and upper-income families into America’s most effective anti-poverty program.
—Keisha Browder, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
The bill’s main offsets come from big cuts to spending on anti-poverty programs, such as Medicaid and SNAP.
—Ben Ritz, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Generally, parents are more willing to allow older U.S. citizen children, more so than younger children, to remain in the U.S., said Wendy Cervantes, director of immigration and immigrant families at the Center for Law and Social Policy, an anti-poverty group.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 19 May 2025
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“Anti-poverty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-poverty. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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