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filibuster: U.S. the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a minority in a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure
Category: Politics

filibuster: parliamentary device used in the US Senate by which a minority of Senators seek to frustrate the will of the majority by literally talking a bill to death.
Category: Politics

filibuster: the use of extreme dilatory tactics (as speaking merely to consume time) by an individual or group in an attempt to delay or prevent action by the majority in a legislative...assembly.
Category: Politics

filibusterer: one that filibusters....to filibuster: U.S. to impede legislation by irregular or obstructive tactics, esp. by making long speeches.
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filibusterer: one that filibusters....to filibuster: U.S., to impede legislation by irregular or obstructive tactics, esp. by making long speeches.
Category: Politics

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