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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A government-regulated system for providing health care for all by means of subsidies derived from taxation.
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- noun An
umbrella term for any system ofgovernment -runhealth care . - noun US, politics, idiomatic A politically charged term used to contrast such systems with
free market alternatives and emphasize the perceived link tosocialism .
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