defundings
Cutting off money
Defundings are acts of removing or reducing financial support from an organization or program.
The word gained prominence through the "defund the police" movement, which advocated redirecting portions of police budgets to social services: The proposed defundings would shift resources to mental health response teams.
The term often appears in politically charged contexts.
Changing how law enforcement operates
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- reallocationDistributing anew
- social servicesPublic aid programs
- community investmentResources supporting local areas
mental health services · harm reduction · restorative justice · mutual aid · decarceration · community safety · social workers · crisis intervention
Planned spending reductions
- cutbacksReductions in spending
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
- belt-tighteningReducing expenditures deliberately
- fiscal restraintControlled government spending
resource scarcity · downsizing · streamlining · financial constraints · shortfalls · rationing · layoffs · furloughs
Strong negative reaction
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- outcryLoud public protest
- debateFormal argument on issues
activism · criticism · dissent · demonstrations · rallies · petitions · boycotts · campaigns
Disposal of assets
- strategic withdrawalCalculated military retreat
- redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood
- capital flightRapid outflow of investments
- asset strippingSelling acquired company's valuables
Designated funds for purposes
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- omnibusVolume of gathered writings
- earmarksDesignates for specific use
entitlements · allocations · public sector · block grants · fiscal policy
police reform
Changing how law enforcement operates
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- reallocationDistributing anew
- social servicesPublic aid programs
community investment · mental health services · harm reduction · restorative justice · mutual aid · decarceration · community safety · social workers · crisis intervention
budget cuts
Planned spending reductions
- cutbacksReductions in spending
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
- belt-tighteningReducing expenditures deliberately
fiscal restraint · resource scarcity · downsizing · streamlining · financial constraints · shortfalls · rationing · layoffs · furloughs · hiring freezes
backlash
Strong negative reaction
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- outcryLoud public protest
debate · activism · criticism · dissent · demonstrations · rallies · petitions · boycotts · campaigns · polarization
divestment
Disposal of assets
- strategic withdrawalCalculated military retreat
- redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood
- capital flightRapid outflow of investments
appropriations
Designated funds for purposes
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- omnibusVolume of gathered writings
earmarks · entitlements · allocations · public sector · block grants · fiscal policy
defundingsappropriations
Designated funds for purposes
allocations · grants · endowments · capitalizations · investments