Ghent system

noun

An arrangement whereby the main responsibility for welfare payments, especially unemployment benefits, is held by trade or labour unions rather than a government agency.

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Meanings

nounGhent system (plural Ghent systems)

plural Ghent systems

  1. An arrangement whereby the main responsibility for welfare payments, especially unemployment benefits, is held by trade or labour unions rather than a government agency.

Origin

After the city of Ghent, Belgium, where it was first implemented.

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Ghent system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghent%20system

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