- social service
- noun Date: 1851 an activity designed to promote social well-being; specifically organized philanthropic assistance (as of the disabled or disadvantaged)
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social service — social service, adj. organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel. [1850 55] * * * Introduction also called welfare service, or social work, any of numerous publicly or privately provided… … Universalium
social service — n 1.) social services [plural] BrE the government department that helps people with problems, for example family or money problems, or the services it provides ▪ Contact social services for help. ▪ social service workers ▪ the provision of social … Dictionary of contemporary English
social service — noun count often plural * one of the services provided by a government or private organization for people with social problems: social service agencies/organizations/workers the State Department of Social Services … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
social service — n. SOCIAL WORK social service adj … English World dictionary
social service */ — UK / US noun Word forms social service : singular social service plural social services 1) [countable, often plural] one of the services provided by a government or local council for people with social problems social service… … English dictionary
social service — noun 1 (C) a service that is necessary for society to work properly and is provided by the government or supported by government money: Should the railways make a profit or should they be run as a social service? 2 social services (plural)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Social Service Review — Infobox Journal discipline = Social Service abbreviated title = noeffect abbreviation = SSR publisher = University of Chicago Press country = US publication history = noeffect frequency = quarterly history = 1927 present website =… … Wikipedia
social service — deals with advising the community concerning social issues … English contemporary dictionary
social service — noun 1》 (social services) government services provided for the benefit of the community, such as education, medical care, and housing. 2》 activity aiming to promote the welfare of others … English new terms dictionary
social service — so′cial serv′ice n. soc Often, social services. organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel • Etymology: 1850 … From formal English to slang
