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ˈfɪl əˌbʌs tərfil·i·buster

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Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. filibuster, filibusterernoun

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

    Synonyms:
    filibusterer

  2. filibusterverb

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

    Synonyms:
    filibusterer

  3. filibusterverb

    obstruct deliberately by delaying

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. filibusternoun

    Synonyms:
    [Modern.] pirate, freebooter, buccaneer, sea-robber, sea-rover, lawless adventurer

PPDB, the paraphrase database4.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "filibuster":

    obstruction

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How to use filibuster in a sentence?

  1. John Fetterman:

    The Senate needs to act right now, and if I were in the The Senate, I would proudly cast the 51st vote to abolish the filibuster and pass the Voting Rights Act and Voting Rights Act, our democracy depends on it.

  2. Mitch McConnell:

    The reason the Democrats want to get rid of the filibuster is they want to admit two new states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and pack the Supreme Court and fundamentally change the structure of America forever, the filibuster prevents extremism… and I admire and respect Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin for saying they are not changing it.

  3. Kirsten Sinema:

    Well, as folks in Arizona know, I've long been a supporter of the filibuster because it is a tool that protects the democracy of our nation rather than allowing our country to ricochet wildly every two to four years back and forth between policies, when you have a system that’s not working effectively—and I think most would agree the Senate is not exactly a well-oiled machine—the way to fix that is to change your behavior, not to eliminate the rules.

  4. Ruth Bader Ginsburg:

    If I resign any time this year, he could not successfully appoint anyone I would like to see in the court, [The Senate Democrats] took off the filibuster for lower federal court appointments, but it remains for this court. So anybody who thinks that if I step down, Obama could appoint someone like me, they're misguided.

  5. Vice PresidentHarris:

    If [Republicans]fail to act, as president of the United States, I am prepared to get rid of the filibuster to pass a Green New Deal.


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