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blockader

blockader

8.6
A person who delays a decision by using formal rules
  • noun
  • /blɒkˈeɪdər/
translation icon : obstruccionista
  • The senator acted as a blockader, using procedural tactics to delay the vote until next week.

Examples

  • The committee grew frustrated with the constant efforts of the blockader to stall their progress.

  • The blockader delayed the vote for hours.

  • As a known blockader, she often prevented new policies from being implemented quickly.

  • Many people see him as a blockader of progress.

  • The senator acted as a blockader, using procedural tactics to delay the vote until next week.

  • As a known blockader, she often prevented new policies from being implemented quickly.

  • The committee grew frustrated with the constant efforts of the blockader to stall their progress.

Synonyms

obstructionist
vsblockader
22 8.2

A person who delays or stops a group's progress on purpose

often uses procedural tactics to delay formal decisions
staller
vsblockader
1 7.9

A person who delays making decisions on purpose

uses procedural tactics to prevent decisions rather than only delay them
prohibitor
vsblockader
1 7.7

A person or thing that stops something from happening

focuses on delaying decisions through procedural moves rather than outright forbidding
obstructor
vsblockader
8.1

A person who stops or delays other people's actions on purpose

focuses on delaying formal decisions often by procedural tactics
thwarter
vsblockader
9.9

A person who often stops other people's plans or progress

targets formal decisions using delaying procedures rather than opposing general efforts
obstructer
vsblockader
5.8

Someone or something that blocks progress

specifically delays formal decisions often by procedural tactics rather than general blocking
obviator
vsblockader
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who opposes a plan to stop it happening

uses modern procedural tactics to delay or block formal decisions

How Obstructive

filibusterer
1 9.8
blockader
8.6
delayer
1 7.4

Surface Forms

blockader singular
blockaders plural

Morphology

blockader = blockade (transparent) = blockade + er

The noun is transparently derived from 'blockade' plus '-er' to mean a person who obstructs or prevents action.

Etymology

Blockader uses the base block ('to stop') and the ending -er, so in politics a blockader is someone who 'blocks' action or delays a decision by using rules or tactics.