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"Filibuster" Definition

noun

An adventurer who engages in a private military action in a foreign country.
An instance of the use of this delaying tactic.
The use of obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speechmaking, for the purpose of delaying legislative action.
An irregular military adventurer.
An American engaged in fomenting insurrections in Latin America in the mid-19th century.

verb-intransitive

To take part in a private military action in a foreign country.
To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.

verb-transitive

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

verb

To carry out insurrectionist activities in a foreign country.
To engage in a filibuster.
To subject to a filibuster.
Act in an obstructive manner in a legislative assembly, especially by speaking at inordinate length.

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