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Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


WELFARE RECIPIENTS (Search for related entries in the library)

WELFARE STATE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A form of government in which the state, through legislation, takes on the responsibility of protecting and promoting the basic well-being of all its members.

WELFARE STATE RESTRUCTURING (Search for related entries in the library)

WESTERN CANADA (Search for related entries in the library)

WESTERN EUROPE (Search for related entries in the library)

WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS (Search for related entries in the library)

WINNIPEG (Search for related entries in the library)

WISCONSIN (Search for related entries in the library)

WISE 

WIVES (Search for related entries in the library)