Term Gallery logo

Meanings of filibuster in English

Catalan
filibusterisme
Spanish
filibusterismo

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

filibusterisme
Usage of filibuster in English
1
This will put particular pressure on Democrats to use the filibuster judiciously.
The Guardian
2
He has indicated he may support a deal to avoid a filibuster.
Reuters
3
The Republican minority routinely invoked the filibuster rule to block Obama's nominees.
The Guardian
4
A French filibuster who in 1684 had his headquarters in San Domingo.
The Pirates' Who's Who / Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Dea...
5
Control of three-fifths of the Senate is needed to overcome a filibuster.
Radio NZ
6
Three rogue Republican senators saved the stimulus package from a likely filibuster.
The Guardian
7
The Tories in the Lords could filibuster the bill past that day.
The Guardian
8
After all I am not the son of a filibuster for nothing.
The Pirate of Panama: A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure
9
It has been described as performance art, a filibuster, even slam poetry.
The Irish Times
10
Davis's filibuster drew huge nationwide interest and several websites streamed it live.
Reuters
11
Used with this frequency, the filibuster devalues democracy and undermines governance.
The Guardian
12
Currently, the rules require a super-majority of 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.
Reuters
13
The Republicans are likely to threaten a filibuster to block the Democrats' bill.
Reuters
14
Democrats have vowed to block the nominee and a Senate filibuster is possible.
Ebony
15
Their nominations would have failed if the filibuster rule was still in effect.
The Guardian
16
Backed by Obama, the bill was blocked by a Senate filibuster last December.
Wired
About this term
More collocations
Translations for filibuster
Filibuster through the time
Filibuster across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common