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Filibuster
01
a legislative tactic used to delay or block the passage of a bill by giving prolonged speeches or using other time-consuming methods
Examples
The senator launched a filibuster to stop the vote on the bill.
1.1
a legislator who engages in prolonged speaking to delay or obstruct legislative action
Examples
The filibuster spoke for hours without yielding the floor.
to filibuster
01
(in a legislature) to prevent imposing the required procedures by making long speeches
Intransitive: to filibuster
Transitive: to filibuster a bill or legislation
Examples
The minority party vowed to filibuster the tax reform bill.
