"filibusters" in the noun sense
1. filibuster, filibusterer
a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
2. filibuster
law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
"filibusters" in the verb sense
1. filibuster
obstruct deliberately by delaying
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