negara kesejahteraan

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of negara +‎ kesejahteraan, calque of English welfare state.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəˈɡara kəsəd͡ʒahtəˈraan/

Noun

negara kesejahteraan (plural negara-negara kesejahteraan)

1. (politics) welfare state: a country in which a social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment compensation and social security operates

Synonyms

• negara kebajikan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “negara kesejahteraan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.