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View synonyms for social service

social service

noun

  1. organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel.


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Other Words From

  • social-service adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of social service1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences

They don’t all show up at a social services agency asking for help.

“What social service programs are you going to have to decrease funding for?”

She said the school continued to use towels to restrict his movement even though social services previously “made it clear” that was inappropriate.

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“The systems that are meant to help them, including health, education and social services, are not fit-for-purpose and these children are falling through the gaps,” she said.

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Pustilnikov said his top priority is ensuring tenants receive the social services they’re entitled to, which he said will do more to improve conditions than anything else.

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