service state

noun

: welfare state
the service state … takes the whole domain of human welfare for its province and would solve all economic and social ills through its administrative activitiesRoscoe Pound

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“Service state.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20state. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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