ALL meanings of filibuster
fil·i·bus·ter
F f - intransitive verb filibuster delay legislation 1
- transitive verb filibuster delay: legislation 1
- noun filibuster delaying legislation 1
- noun filibuster U.S. Politics. the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority. an exceptionally long speech, as one lasting for a day or days, or a series of such speeches to accomplish this purpose. a member of a legislature who makes such a speech. 1
- noun filibuster an irregular military adventurer, especially one who engages in an unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country to foment or support a revolution. 1
- verb without object filibuster U.S. Politics. to impede legislation by irregular or obstructive tactics, especially by making long speeches. 1
- verb without object filibuster to act as an irregular military adventurer, especially for revolutionary purposes. 1
- verb with object filibuster U.S. Politics. to impede (legislation) by irregular or obstructive tactics, especially by making long speeches. 1
- noun filibuster An action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures. 1
- countable noun filibuster A filibuster is a long slow speech made to use up time so that a vote cannot be taken and a law cannot be passed. 0
- verb filibuster If a politician filibusters, he or she makes a long slow speech in order to use up time so that a vote cannot be taken and a law cannot be passed. 0
- noun filibuster the process or an instance of obstructing legislation by means of long speeches and other delaying tactics 0
- noun filibuster a legislator who engages in such obstruction 0
- noun filibuster a buccaneer, freebooter, or irregular military adventurer, esp a revolutionary in a foreign country 0
- verb filibuster to obstruct (legislation) with delaying tactics 0
- verb filibuster to engage in unlawful and private military action 0
- noun filibuster an adventurer who engages in unauthorized warfare against a country with which his own country is at peace; specif., any of the 19th-cent. U.S. adventurers who led armed expeditions into Latin American countries; freebooter 0
- noun filibuster the making of long speeches, introduction of irrelevant issues, etc. in order to obstruct the passage of a bill in the Senate 0
- noun filibuster a member of the Senate who uses such methods 0
- intransitive verb filibuster to engage in unauthorized warfare as a freebooter 0
- intransitive verb filibuster to engage in a filibuster 0
- verb transitive filibuster to obstruct the passage of (a bill) by a filibuster 0
- noun filibuster A freebooter, or mercenary soldier. 0
- noun filibuster (US, politics) A delaying tactic, especially the use of long, often irrelevant speeches given in order to delay progress or the making of a decision, especially on the floor of the US Senate. 0
- noun filibuster (US, politics) A member of a legislative body causing such obstruction. 0
- verb filibuster To take part in a private military action in a foreign country. 0
- verb filibuster (US, politics) To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body. 0