Antonyms for Filibuster
ˈfɪl əˌbʌs tərfil·i·buster

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1. • Block
   • Delayer
   • Legislation
   • Legislator

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1. filibuster, filibusterernoun

   a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes

   Synonyms:
   filibuster, filibusterer

2. filibusterverb

   (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches

   Synonyms:
   filibusterer

3. filibusterverb

   obstruct deliberately by delaying

How to use Filibuster in a sentence?

1. Lee Drutman:

   Not a single state requires a 60 % threshold for passing legislation, for all the Republicans who say we ought to keep the filibuster, should we also do that in the state senates ? Well, maybe the Texas voting law should have required a 60 % threshold ? Maybe the Georgia law should have required a 60 % threshold ?

2. President Biden:

   If the filibuster gets in the way, it's like voting rights — we should require an exception to the filibuster for this action.

3. Rogers Brown:

   So if he wants to -- I gather he no longer believes in the filibuster – if he wants to get right on that and wants to make amends for his opposition to her historic nomination, he should nominate her. And I think that would be very unifying.

4. Donald Trump:

   To prevent the omnibus situation from ever happening again, I'm calling on Congress to give me a line item veto for all government spending bills and the Senate must end -- they must end -- the filibuster rule and get down to work.

5. Mo Brooks:

   And if I have to filibuster on the Senate floor, I ’ll even read the King James Bible until the wall is funded.

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