Social Security Administration: Meaning and Definition of

So'cial Secu'rity Administra"tion

Pronunciation: [key]
— U.S. Govt. U.S. Govt.
  1. a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, created in 1946, that administers federal Social Security programs. Abbr.: SSA
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