corporate welfare bum

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词形变化

corporate welfare bums 复数 corporate welfare bums

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A business corporation or business executive receiving significant financial assistance from government sources.

    加拿大 贬义 习语

    [A]nother $8 million went to keep alive Quebecair, a corporate welfare bum if ever there was one.

    Corporate welfare bum Bombardier is already demanding a billion more dollars in corporate bailouts from Trudeau’s Liberals.

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.

来源：wiktionary