department of public welfare

department of public welfare. A state-government agency that administers public-assistance programs of all types, such as food stamps and housing vouchers. • In many communities, this department is now called the Department of Human Services or Department of Social Services. — Abbr. DPW.

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资深译员姚坚，国际知名语言学院法律翻译专业，擅长翻译各类与主权诉讼，仲裁及债务解决相关的法律文件。