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Synonyms for filibuster
ˈfɪl əˌbʌs tərfil·i·buster
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Princeton's WordNet
filibuster, filibusterernoun
a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
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filibustererfilibusterverb
(law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
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filibustererfilibusterverb
obstruct deliberately by delaying
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filibusternoun
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[Modern.] pirate, freebooter, buccaneer, sea-robber, sea-rover, lawless adventurer
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How to use filibuster in a sentence?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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- قرصانArabic
- filibustern, FreibeuterGerman
- κωλυσιεργία, πολιτική κωλυσιεργία, κωλυσιεργώ, κουρσάρος, πειρατής, κωλυσιεργόςGreek
- flibustroEsperanto
- filibusteroSpanish
- فیلیباسترPersian
- jarruttaja, jarruttaa, jarrutuspuhe, rosvo, jarrutus, palkkasoturiFinnish
- obstruction, flibustierFrench
- जलडाकूHindi
- kalózHungarian
- filibustiereItalian
- הַפרָעָה מְכוּוHebrew
- Fusce ut diam bibendumLatin
- filibuster, fribytterNorwegian
- ObstruçãoPortuguese
- piratRomanian
- наёмник, флибустьер, пиратRussian
- முட்டுக்கட்டைகளைTamil
- ฟีลอิบัซเทอะThai
- haydutTurkish
- filibuster کوUrdu
- dây tócVietnamese
- 阻挠Chinese
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