filibuster
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- noun
- /ˈfɪlɪˌbʌstər/
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obstruccionista
- Senators have never before employed a filibuster against a Supreme Court nomination.
Examples
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The Senate has previously considered at least thirty proposals to eliminate filibusters altogether.
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The constitutional case against filibusters of judicial nominations is rather straightforward as a result.
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This is a government filibuster.
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The Democrats in Congress initiated a long filibuster and they held it.
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In 1974, several southern Democrats led a successful filibuster that prevented the agreement from coming to a vote.
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Critics of the Senate filibuster have typically attacked it as a violation of democratic-majoritarian principles.
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Senator Rand Paul spearheaded A filibuster against this bill in the Senate.
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In July 1996, David Broder suggested that the increased use of the filibuster reflected rising partisanship in the nation's legislature.
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Despite these numerous statements, the Senate tradition and unwritten rule against filibusters of judicial nominations has been broken.
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During the Senate debate, the senator gave a lengthy filibuster to delay the voting on the controversial bill.
Synonyms
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A person who delays or stops a group's progress on purpose
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A politician who speaks for a long time to delay a vote they oppose
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A person who delays making decisions on purpose
A person who refuses to answer questions and delays progress
How Obstructive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Filibuster comes from the old Spanish word filibustero, which meant 'pirate' or a bold adventurer. People began calling a lawmaker a filibuster because, like a pirate, they take over the time and block the work of the legislature by talking for a very long time.