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.
Ellen L. Bassuk et al.Examples of anti-poverty in a Sentence
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Sykes moved to Milwaukee to lead the city's Social Development Commission, or SDC, an anti-poverty agency, from 1968 to 1988.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
One of the variations would require that tax money collected at the higher rates goes specifically to public education, health care, child care and public safety — which is broadly defined to include anti-poverty programs, substance abuse recovery and natural disaster resilience.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025
The best states for workers have been identified in a new report from anti-poverty organization Oxfam.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
To scale nationally, Furnish Together must build a network of existing and emerging furniture banks, partner with aid groups, and foster relationships with housing authorities and policy makers to push for inclusion in policies for housing, anti-poverty, sustainability, and waste prevention.
—Jeremy Babener, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
One of the variations would require that tax money collected at the higher rates goes specifically to public education, health care, child care and public safety — which is broadly defined to include anti-poverty programs, substance abuse recovery and natural disaster resilience.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025
The best states for workers have been identified in a new report from anti-poverty organization Oxfam.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
To scale nationally, Furnish Together must build a network of existing and emerging furniture banks, partner with aid groups, and foster relationships with housing authorities and policy makers to push for inclusion in policies for housing, anti-poverty, sustainability, and waste prevention.
—Jeremy Babener, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Anti-poverty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-poverty. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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