Meanings
- The economic and social policies and cultural practices common in the Nordic countries, typically including a comprehensive welfare state and multilevel collective bargaining based on the foundations of social corporatism, and a commitment to private ownership within a mixed economy.
- An approach to abolishing sex work based around criminalizing the purchase of sexual services.
Synonyms: Swedish model
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn approach to abolishing sex work based around criminalizing the purchase of sexual services.
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Nordic model. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nordic%20model
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