单词 | poverty programme |
释义 | > as lemmaspoverty programme poverty programme n. (also poverty program) originally U.S. a plan or policy designed to alleviate poverty. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > poor-relief > systems of Speenhamland system1934 Bhoodan1953 Gramdan1957 poverty programme1964 1964 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 5 Mar. 21/4 The President's message on the poverty program is expected to go to Congress Friday. 1971 Black Scholar Apr. 10 Who subsist on such foreign aid programs as ‘welfare’ and ‘poverty programs’. 1992 Economist 18 Jan. 39/2 Those who have exhausted their unemployment pay..face the prospect of running down their assets until they qualify for poverty programmes. < as lemmas |
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