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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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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 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.
Sep 11, 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.
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)
Sep 11, 2024 · 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.
Jan 17, 2022 · It's a senator or group of senators exercising their right to unlimited debate. If pursued in earnest, it can keep a piece of Senate business off the...
the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority. an exceptionally long speech, as one lasting for a day or days, or a series of such speeches to accomplish this purpose.
