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filibuster::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | filibusterer |
| Type of | legislator, delayer |
Examples of filibuster
filibuster
Proponents failed to get the 60 votes required to block a Republican filibuster.
From the sacbee.com
That also fell seven votes shy of the threshold needed to overcome a filibuster.
From the washingtontimes.com
Democrats were reaching for a coveted 60-seat, filibuster-proof Senate majority.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
Democrats hold a tenuous filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, with 60 votes.
From the edition.cnn.com
In the Senate, Reid needs 60 votes to overcome a possible Republican filibuster.
From the cnn.com
Democrats control 58 Senate seats, and 60 votes are needed to stop a filibuster.
From the kansas.com
Indeed, it could accurately be described as an administrative agency filibuster.
From the businessweek.com
It is uncertain if the bill will get the 60 votes required to beat a filibuster.
From the infowars.com
Collins would be a prime candidate to help avoid a filibuster of the nomination.
From the dailyherald.com
- A legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
- Obstruct deliberately by delaying
- A filibuster (also known as speaking, talking out a bill or killdrivel) is a type of parliamentary procedure. Specifically, it is a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision-making body whereby a lone member can elect to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a proposal.
- A filibuster, or freebooter, is someone who engages in an unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country to foment or support a revolution. The term is usually used to describe United States citizens who attempted to foment insurrections in Latin America in the mid-19th century.
- In the United States Senate, A filibuster in the United States Senate usually refers to any dilatory or obstructive tactics used to prevent a measure from being brought to a vote. ...
- A freebooter, or mercenary soldier; A delaying tactic, especially the use of long, often irrelevant speeches given in order to delay progress or the making of a decision, especially on the floor of the US Senate; A member of a legislative body causing such obstruction; To take part in a ...
- (Filibustering) Although this word sounds like the name of an industrial weed killer, it's actually a description of the process when the Opposition deliberately delays the process of legislation through Parliament.
- (Filibusters) do not occur in legislative bodies in which time for debate is strictly limited by procedural rules, such as the United States House of Representatives.
- A deliberate obstruction of the legislative process by making a long speech.
