filibuster
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- noun
- /ˈfɪlɪˌbʌstər/
:
maniobra de obstrucción
- Senator Joe Lieberman: "For too long, we have accepted the premise that the filibuster rule is immune."
- filibusters of judicial nominations
- judicial filibusters
- filibusters to defeat legislation
OK, so let's talk about the filibuster.
- OK, so let's talk about the filibuster.
- And to some degree, imagine what happens if there is no filibuster.
Examples
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So there could be no delays, there could be no filibusters and no amendments filling the legislation with new earmarks, loopholes and special interest provisions.
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Under the new rule, sixty votes are needed to terminate a filibuster, rather than a majority of those present.
Academic text (1992) -
Senators in the era of divided government increasingly use the filibuster as a matter of course.
Academic text (2003) -
In particular, I wrote against talking filibusters yesterday, and then again today.
Blog text (10) -
Among the most noteworthy victims of the filibuster was early civil rights legislation.
Academic text (2004) -
The bill met defeat after a lengthy filibuster that generated much ill will on both sides of the conflict.
Academic text (1990) -
And Harry Reid promised the Senate would reform the filibuster for the next session.
Blog text (7) -
Indeed, the public perceives the filibuster as an act of principled public courage and sacrifice.
Blog text (4) -
Absent reconciliation, a 60-vote supermajority is needed to stop a filibuster and advance a bill.
Blog text (13) -
The senator delivered an extensive speech in an attempt to prevent the vote, engaging in a classic filibuster.
Synonyms
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4.8
Something that stops or slows progress and makes a task hard
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6.2
A deliberate delay used to gain more time
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8.6
A way of slowing a process on purpose to stop change, often in politics
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6.3
Delaying something on purpose to gain time or avoid a decision
Antonyms
How Obstructive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Filibuster comes from Spanish filibustero, meaning 'pirate', and the image stuck because the tactic 'steals' time in a meeting. So a filibuster is a very long speech (or set of speeches) used to delay or stop a vote.