defund
[dee-fuhnd]
- to withdraw financial support from, especially as an instrument of legislative control: Many university programs were defunded by the recent government cutbacks.
- to deplete the financial resources of: The cost of the lawsuit defunded the company's operating budget.
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Origin of defund
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A companion bill slated for a vote to defund DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) was shelved.
Despite a threatened amendment to defund Obamacare from Ted Cruz, the Senate overwhelmingly approved the omnibus budget Thursday.
“You know, they pushed us into this fight to defund Obamacare and shut down the government,” he said.
A group of senators sought to defund the Vietnam War, but that group was bipartisan.
Other Republicans were more optimstic that they could defund Obamacare.