n.
- Organized efforts to advance human welfare; social work.
- Services, such as free school lunches, provided by a government for its disadvantaged citizens. Often used in the plural.
social service
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n.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society
Synonym: welfare work
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