social security

English Thesaurus

1. social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance (noun.act)

hypernym	:	social insurance,
definition	:	government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue (noun.act)

hyponym	:	old-age insurance,
definition	:	insurance paid to the elderly (noun.act)

hyponym	:	survivors insurance,
definition	:	insurance paid to surviving spouses (noun.act)