filibuster

1. An adventurer who engages in a private military action in a foreign country.

2. An instance of the use of this delaying tactic.

3. The use of obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speechmaking, for the purpose of delaying legislative action.

4. An irregular military adventurer.

5. An American engaged in fomenting insurrections in Latin America in the mid-19th century.

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1. To carry out insurrectionist activities in a foreign country.

2. To engage in a filibuster.

3. To subject to a filibuster.

4. Act in an obstructive manner in a legislative assembly, especially by speaking at inordinate length.

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1. To take part in a private military action in a foreign country.

2. To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.

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1. To use a filibuster against (a legislative measure, for example).

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
filibuster	15	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
bisulfite	14
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tilburies	11

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
filibuster	15