filibusters

Meanings

Noun

• a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
• (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
• plural of filibuster

Verb

• obstruct deliberately by delaying
• third-person singular simple present indicative of filibuster

Synonyms

filibuster, filibusterer