social service

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noun

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

Origin of social service

First recorded in 1850–55

OTHER WORDS FROM social service

social-service, adjective

Words nearby social service

social secretary, social security, Social Security Act, Social Security Administration, Social Security System, social service, social services, social settlement, social sharing, social statics, social stratification

Example sentences from the Web for social service

Afterward, the state convened an expert panel to review how its social-service systems had failed.
The Sinister Side of Homeschooling|Michelle Goldberg|September 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And, so, we have built a vast network of charities and social-service providers.
Why Obama Health-Care Rule on Contraception Angers Catholic Democrats|Michael Sean Winters|February 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I remember a meeting of social-service workers in Boston that I was invited to address.
Habits that Handicap|Charles B. Towns
I wonder why it is that we are not as enthusiastic in this social-service work as we are in attacking the problem of war.
Defenseless America|Hudson Maxim