FILIBUSTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does filibuster mean? 

• FILIBUSTER (noun)
  The noun FILIBUSTER has 2 senses:

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

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

  Familiarity information: FILIBUSTER used as a noun is rare.

• FILIBUSTER (verb)
  The verb FILIBUSTER has 1 sense:

1. obstruct deliberately by delaying

  Familiarity information: FILIBUSTER used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FILIBUSTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

filibuster; filibusterer

Hypernyms ("filibuster" is a kind of...):

delayer (a person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late)

legislator (someone who makes or enacts laws)

Derivation:

filibuster (obstruct deliberately by delaying)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("filibuster" is a kind of...):

delay; holdup (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

filibuster (obstruct deliberately by delaying)

• FILIBUSTER (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they filibuster    ... he / she / it filibusters   
Past simple: filibustered   
Past participle: filibustered   
-ing form: filibustering   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Obstruct deliberately by delaying

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "filibuster" is one way to...):

block; blockade; embarrass; hinder; obstruct; stymie; stymy (hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of)

Domain category:

lawmaking; legislating; legislation (the act of making or enacting laws)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

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

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