pogey vs public assistance

pogey and public assistance both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of pogey include social welfare, welfare.

pogey (noun)	public assistance (noun)
money received from the state	governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need