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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
filibuster
n 1: a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay
or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes [syn:
filibuster, filibusterer]
2: (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by
making long speeches
v 1: obstruct deliberately by delaying
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Filibuster \Fil"i*bus`ter\, n. [Sp. flibuster, flibustero,
corrupted fr. E. freebooter. See Freebooter.]
A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of
plunder; a freebooter; -- originally applied to buccaneers
infesting the Spanish American coasts, but introduced into
common English to designate the followers of Lopez in his
expedition to Cuba in 1851, and those of Walker in his
expedition to Nicaragua, in 1855.
[1913 Webster]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Filibuster \Fil"i*bus*ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fillibustered;
p. pr. & vb. n. Filibustering.]
1. To act as a filibuster, or military freebooter.
--Bartlett.
[1913 Webster]
2. To delay legislation, by dilatory motions or other
artifices. [political cant or slang, U.S.] --Bartlett.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for filibuster:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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