Search Result for "william_henry_beveridge":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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);
[syn: Beveridge, William Henry Beveridge, First Baron Beveridge]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

William Henry Beveridge n 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) [syn: Beveridge, William Henry Beveridge, First Baron Beveridge]