to filibuster

Examples

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• Legislation that easily passed the House of Representatives was repeatedly filibustered and either defeated or passed in watered-down form.

  Academic text (2004)

• As expected, senators seeking to preserve the ability to block future civil rights legislation filibustered.

  Academic text (2004)

• OK, So what would Link do if he had to filibuster in front of the City Council to delay them from making a vote?

• Senator Hatch: "I personally do not want to filibuster Federal judges."

  Academic text (2003)

• I don't know if the GOP would filibuster if it was clear that it would work.

  Blog text (4)

• They finally agreed to stop filibustering it so it could pass.

  Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party (2016)

• But yes, once Obama became president, McConnell began filibustering everything.

• I think it is a travesty if we ever start getting into a game of filibustering judges.

  Academic text (2003)

• Moseley-Braun then threatened to filibuster "until this room freezes over" if her motion was not reconsidered.

  Academic text (1994)

• Maybe if the Republicans hadn't filibustered every jobs bill, we'd be in better shape.

  Blog text (4)

Antonyms

A

to advance

417 3.4

To help something move forward or become better

How Obstructive

to stonewall

• Literature

42 7.8

to obstruct

119 5.1

to filibuster

27 8.9

to stall

166 4.3

Surface Forms

Etymology