obstructionism
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- noun
- /əbˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm/
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obstruccionismo
- And I'll repeat, our system can't work if the Senate is engaged in pointless obstructionism for political ends.
And then we have people in our party who say that obstructionism is the key to patriotism and that compromise is a filthy word.
- And then we have people in our party who say that obstructionism is the key to patriotism and that compromise is a filthy word.
Examples
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Even when outsiders try to enforce transparency and accountability, they are faced with obstructionism and Potemkin tactics.
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The senator's use of obstructionism delayed the passage of important legislation for several months.
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The bigger issue, however, is whether the obstructionism in Congress will finally come to an end?
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Look at the pure obstructionism in Congress the last 4 years by all GOP members.
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Democrats will make the claim that it resulted from Republican obstructionism, and they will almost certainly win that argument.
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So the net result of four years of Republican obstructionism is decreased Republican Party identification.
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And then maybe we will start to discuss your party's obstructionism in the House of Representatives.
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Democrats blame Washington's inability to get anything done on Republican obstructionism, and in large part they are right.
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His thesis: President Obama is to blame for Republican obstructionism, which started within a week after he was inaugurated.
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Peter Meersman, CEO of the Colorado Restaurant Association (CRA), bristles at the implication of obstructionism.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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Something that stops or slows progress and makes a task hard
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Something that stops or slows progress
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Stopping a player from moving by standing in front of them
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A deliberate delay used to gain more time
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Refusing to answer questions or help to delay progress
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Delaying something on purpose to gain time or avoid a decision
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Stopping someone from doing what they planned
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To stop someone's plans from succeeding
Something that makes progress slow or difficult
Antonyms
How Obstructive
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- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
obstructionism = obstruction (transparent) = obstruct + ion + ism
Derived by adding the productive suffix '-ism' to the noun 'obstruction' to denote the practice or doctrine of obstructing, which is directly interpretable.
Etymology
The word obstructionism comes from ob- meaning 'against' and the root struct meaning 'build', the same part you see in structure and construct. So obstructionism is like 'building against' something, which is why it means blocking or delaying change on purpose.