1. defunding - Noun
2. defunding - Verb
defunding
present participle of defund
defunding (plural defundings)
An instance of something being defunded; withdrawal of funds.
Synonym: unfunding
Trying to block women from getting access to contraception or defunding Planned Parenthood is completely nonsensical from a policy standpoint. Richard Carmona
Over the last several years, I've passed defunding Planned Parenthood, the sonogram bill, voter ID. I passed the TSA anti-groping bill, sanctuary cities, loser pay, border security, and the toughest Jessica's law in the entire nation against sexual predators. David Dewhurst
And that’s hard to hold, you know, for people talking about defunding the police—that, in a situation with no police and no prisons, justice will be more intimate. Source: Internet
Amid the rough-and-tumble exchanges, Trump was constantly the aggressor, and he repeatedly compelled Biden to distance himself from such policies as defunding police, single-payer health care, and the “Green New Deal.” Source: Internet
But in the interview, held on the Oval Office patio, Wallace intervened to say Biden did not support defunding. Source: Internet
Councilman Jeremiah Bey Ellison, the son of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, argued that police defunding wasn’t working because it had never been tried. Source: Internet