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filibuster
  1. A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
  2. (politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.
  3. (politics) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction; a filibusterer.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. obstruction, procrastination, stonewalling, delaying, blocking, delay, hindrance, hold-up, postponement, delaying tactics, interference, opposition, kicking the can down the road, wait, stoppage, holdup, interval, suspension, stop, lag, stall, detention, downtime, stay, detainment, retardment, check, logjam, surcease, jam, retardation, prorogation, holding, showstopper, tie-up, holding pattern, cooling-off period, pause, break, halt, interlude, intermission, interruption, gap, lull, holdback, hold, snag, blockage, block … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “In addition, if the judicial filibuster were ended by a vote of the Senate, it would vanish entirely.”
      “Because the filibuster is a negative procedure, and one that frustrates the will of a simple majority, it has a bad reputation.”
      “They also involved much voyaging in waters haunted by filibusters and buccaneers.”
filibusterism
  1. (dated) Piracy, freebooting; the waging of unauthorised war.
  2. (US) The practice of forcefully and unauthorisedly acquiring control of foreign land.
  3. The practice of delaying legislation by filibuster or other obstructive tactics.
filibusterer
  1. A person who filibusters.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. staller, delayer, obstructionist, saboteur, timewaster, wrecker
filibusterers
  1. plural of filibusterer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. stallers, delayers, obstructionists, saboteurs, timewasters, wreckers
filibusters
  1. plural of filibuster
  2. Synonyms:
      3. obstructions, procrastination, stonewallings, delayings, blocking, delays, hindrances, hold-ups, postponement, interference, oppositions, retardments, holding patterns, logjams, holdups, stoppages, detention, lag, jam, stalls, suspension, waits, stays, intervals, checks, cooling-off periods, stops, surceases, detainment, showstoppers, holdings, tie-ups, prorogations, downtime, retardation, trammels, pauses, interludes, time lags, halts, holdbacks, retards, snags, lulls, breaks, blocks, blockages, gaps, interruption, holds … more
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