Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC

Sozialstaat

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English meaning: Welfare state / Social state

German Definition

(Deutsch)

Ein Staat, der Verantwortung für die soziale und wirtschaftliche Sicherheit der Bürger durch öffentliche Dienstleistungen, Arbeitslosenversicherung, Gesundheitsversorgung, Renten und Kindergeld übernimmt.

English Definition

A state that takes responsibility for citizens' social and economic security through public services, unemployment insurance, healthcare, pensions, and child benefits. Germany's Sozialstaat model — built on Bismarck's 1880s social insurance laws — is one of the world's most developed. The concept of social rights enshrined in governance is relevant to India's Directive Principles of State Policy.

Example

Der deutsche Sozialstaat sichert Bürgerinnen und Bürger in allen Lebenslagen ab.

In English: The German welfare state protects citizens in all life situations.

Synonyms

  • Wohlfahrtsstaat

Antonyms / Opposites

  • Minimalstaat
  • Nachtwächterstaat

Literary Heritage

Nein, eine Grenze hat Tyrannenmacht!

No, there is a limit to tyrannic power!

Friedrich Schiller · Playwright · Late 18th century

Wilhelm Tell

Schiller, William Tell (Wilhelm Tell, 1804), Act 2, Scene 2, Stauffacher

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