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Decrease funding. Reduce budget.

• graeme 6y ago
  That may be what the campaigners mean, but that's not what the word "defund" means. So it makes the campaign sound like something it isn't. This isn't some radical new definition. Beyond the dictionary, here's American political precedent. The Republicans attempted to eliminate funding for Obamacare by "defunding" it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuing_Appropriations_Resolution,_2014#Defunding_Obamacare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuing_Appropriations_Reso...
  • garmaine 6y ago
    I know. You said you didn’t know an alternative phrasing. I gave you two.
    • graeme 6y ago
      Oh gotcha. Those are too long I think. “Decrease the funding of the police” isn’t nearly as catchy “defund the police” I think you’d really need one word.