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Starve the beast
Verb
Definitions
1.
Verb
To progressively weaken or destroy a dangerous or powerful entity through attrition.
2.
Verb
To deprive the federal government of revenue by cutting taxes in an effort to force it to limit spending.
Synonyms
hunger
hunger strike
political repression
beggar thy neighbour
dead cat strategy
authoritarianism
salami slicing tactics
strawman theory
political censorship
tyranny of the majority
ecoauthoritarianism
deep state in the united states
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