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WILLIAM HENRY BEVERIDGE

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WILLIAM HENRY BEVERIDGE (noun)
  The noun WILLIAM HENRY BEVERIDGE has 1 sense:

1. British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963)play

  Familiarity information: WILLIAM HENRY BEVERIDGE used as a noun is very rare.


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WILLIAM HENRY BEVERIDGE (noun)


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Meaning:

British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Beveridge; First Baron Beveridge; William Henry Beveridge

Instance hypernyms:

economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)


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