Filibuster
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filibuster, parlamentarisk obstruktion
a legislative tactic used to delay or block the passage of a bill by giving prolonged speeches or using other time-consuming methods
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animacitetsstatus
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morfologisk sammansättning
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räknebart
pluralform
filibusters
Exempel
The party used a filibuster to force changes to the legislation.
Partiet använde en filibuster för att tvinga fram ändringar i lagstiftningen.
1.1
filibuster, obstruktionist
a legislator who engages in prolonged speaking to delay or obstruct legislative action
Exempel
He gained notoriety as the most persistent filibuster in Congress.
Han fick notoritet som den mest ihärdiga filibustern i kongressen.
to filibuster
01
filibustra, förhindra genom långa tal
(in a legislature) to prevent imposing the required procedures by making long speeches
Intransitive: to filibuster
Transitive: to filibuster a bill or legislation
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enkelt
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filibuster
3:e person singular
filibusters
presens particip
filibustering
enkelt preteritum
filibustered
perfekt particip
filibustered
Exempel
They attempted to filibuster the nomination process.
De försökte filibustra nomineringsprocessen.
