welfariat

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noun

The class of people who live on welfare payments.

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Meanings

noun
  1. derogatorygovernmentThe class of people who live on welfare payments.

    Can we sustain a welfariat of its present size without serious economic, social and political consequences?

    2005, Alfred Sherman, "Full of Sound and Fury", The Salisbury Review, Summer 2005

Origin

Blend of welfare + proletariat.

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APA

welfariat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welfariat

MLA

“welfariat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welfariat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “welfariat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welfariat.

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