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silo funding

silo funding Β other.β€”Β Β«We’ve neglected, not only the law, but the infrastructure of public health for more than a century and now what we have to do is stop the silo funding and more generalized funding and capacity level at the state and local...

cross-decking

cross-decking Β n.β€”Β Β«Cross decking is for, and I think we all in one way or another suffer from it, it’s when you have an officer and enlisted who possesses a specialty that is so unique and so low in numbers that when you’re operating at the type of...

matchbook college

matchbook college Β n.β€”Β Β«Modern American politics are dominated by cheesy, simplistic sound bites. Political consultants and some politicians must believe all voters are graduates of Matchbook University’s course on Simple Minds and Short-Attention...

caging

caging Β n.β€”Β Β«Computer Caging (caging is the direct-mail industry term for collecting money) had raised money for Gann’s fight to preserve Proposition 13 from a legal counter-attack.Β»Β β€”β€œβ€˜Booming Enterprise’ New Forces Take Political Initiative” by...

dhimmi

dhimmi
Β n.β€”Β Β«The offer of Islam or Dhimmi status must be made before the attack is launched.Β»Β β€”β€œThe Political Importance of Islam” by Arthur JefferyΒ Journal of Near Eastern StudiesΒ Oct., 1942. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

heresthetic

heresthetic Β n.β€”Β Β«In this connection the distinction between rhetoric and heresthetic is that rhetoric involves converting others by persuasive argument, whereas heresthetic involves structuring the situation so that others accept it willingly...