Governmental or Regulatory Activity
public assistance
pub·lic as·sis·tance
Subclass of:
Financing, Government
Definitions related to public assistance:
  • Financial assistance administered to impoverished persons for the essentials of living administered through federal, state or local government programs.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Financial assistance to impoverished persons for the essentials of living through federal, state or local government programs.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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