filibusterism

1. Piracy, freebooting; the waging of unauthorised war.

2. The practice of forcefully and unauthorisedly acquiring control of foreign land.

3. The practice of delaying legislation by filibuster or other obstructive tactics.

4. The characteristics or practices of a filibuster.

5. The practice of filibustering.

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Here are some other words you could make with the letters filibusterism

Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
filibusters	16	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 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
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10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
bisulfites	15
filibuster	15

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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