corporate welfare bum

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A business corporation or business executive receiving significant financial assistance from government sources. Canada,derogatory,idiomatic
    — [A]nother $8 million went to keep alive Quebecair, a corporate welfare bum if ever there was one.

词形变化

corporate welfare bums plural

词源

Coined in 1972 by Canadian labor leader and politician David Lewis (1909-1981). The term postdates welfare bum: it represents a blend of corporate welfare + welfare bum.
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