anti-poverty
adjective
an·ti-pov·er·ty
ˌan-tē-ˈpä-vər-tē 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antipoverty
: opposing poverty : designed or intended to relieve poverty
anti-poverty efforts/policies
… the legislation severely restricts eligibility for food stamps, Medicaid and other benefits, cutting $56 billion from antipoverty programs.—
Ellen L. Bassuk et al.
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Whether Congress acts on Dimon's proposal remains to be seen, but the CEO of the nation's largest bank has added a high-profile voice to calls for expanding one of the government's most impactful anti-poverty programs.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Rockland County Legislator Beth Davidson, Army veteran Cait Conley and anti-poverty activist Jessica Reinmann are eyeing Democratic challenges to Lawler.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Having established an audience, Powell is now using his deft editing to help others by partnering with anti-poverty charity Trussell to deliver a message about hunger in the UK to football fans.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
What began as a modest means of providing financial support to working families has evolved, through a series of legislative changes, into one of the federal government’s largest anti-poverty programs.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Rockland County Legislator Beth Davidson, Army veteran Cait Conley and anti-poverty activist Jessica Reinmann are eyeing Democratic challenges to Lawler.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Having established an audience, Powell is now using his deft editing to help others by partnering with anti-poverty charity Trussell to deliver a message about hunger in the UK to football fans.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
What began as a modest means of providing financial support to working families has evolved, through a series of legislative changes, into one of the federal government’s largest anti-poverty programs.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anti-poverty
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“Anti-poverty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-poverty. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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