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- Dictionaryfilibustering/ˈfɪlɪbʌst(ə)rɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the activity or practice of obstructing progress in a legislative assembly, especially by speaking at inordinate length: "the rules allowing filibustering may have to be changed"
adjective
- 1. characterized by or engaged in obstructing progress in a legislative assembly, especially by speaking at inordinate length: "filibustering lawmakers"
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FILIBUSTERING definition: 1. present participle of filibuster 2. to make a long speech in order to delay or prevent a new law…. Learn more.
- Filibuster
a long speech that someone makes in order to delay or...
- Filibuster
1. : to carry out insurrectionist activities in a foreign country. 2. : to engage in a filibuster. transitive verb. : to subject to a filibuster. filibusterer. ˈfi-lə-ˌbə-stər-ər. noun. Examples of filibuster in a Sentence. Noun They engaged in a filibuster that lasted for over a week.
a long speech that someone makes in order to delay or prevent a new law being made: He started a filibuster to stop the drafting of young men into military service. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of filibuster from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
A filibuster is a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision.
Jun 19, 2024 · filibuster, in legislative practice, the parliamentary tactic used in the United States Senate by a minority of the senators—sometimes even a single senator—to delay or prevent parliamentary action by talking so long that the majority either grants concessions or withdraws the bill.
Filibustering, originally, in U.S. history, the attempt to take over countries at peace with the United States via privately financed military expeditions, a practice that reached its peak during the 1850s.
a long speech that someone makes in order to delay or prevent a new law being made: He started a filibuster to stop the drafting of young men into military service. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of filibuster from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
