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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law
Synonyms:
national assistance; social assistance; supplementary benefit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("national assistance" is a kind of...):
social insurance (government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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