dole vs public assistance

dole and public assistance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dole	Yes	No	No	No
public assistance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, public assistance is a hypernym of dole; that is, public assistance is a word with a broader meaning than dole:

dole: money received from the state
public assistance: governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

Other hypernyms of dole include social welfare, welfare.

dole (noun)	public assistance (noun)
money received from the state	governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given