Synonyms for filibuster
ˈfɪl əˌbʌs tərfil·i·buster

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1. filibuster, filibusterernoun

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

   Synonyms:
   filibusterer

2. filibusterverb

   (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches

   Synonyms:
   filibusterer

3. filibusterverb

   obstruct deliberately by delaying

Matched Categories

1. • Block
   • Delayer
   • Legislation
   • Legislator

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1. filibusternoun

   Synonyms:
   [Modern.] pirate, freebooter, buccaneer, sea-robber, sea-rover, lawless adventurer

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1. List of paraphrases for "filibuster":

   obstruction

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How to use filibuster in a sentence?

1. John Thune:

   When Trump was in the White House… and made repeated pleas to the Republican Senate to try and get rid of the filibuster, we resisted that. The reason we did is because we knew someday we would be in the minority.

2. Chuck Schumer:

   Republican obstruction on the debt ceiling over the last few weeks has been reckless, it's been irresponsible, but nonetheless today Republicans will have an opportunity to get exactly what they kept asking for. The first and easiest option is this : Senate Republicans can simply get out of the way and we can agree to skip the filibuster vote so we can proceed to final passage of this bill.

3. Clare Booth Luce:

   They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   The reason the Democrats want to get rid of the filibuster is they want to admit two new states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and pack the Supreme Court and fundamentally change the structure of America forever, the filibuster prevents extremism … and I admire and respect Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Senator Manchin for saying Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin are not changing it.

5. Stephanie Young:

   We spent all 2021 really fighting for federal voting rights legislation. Over 20,000 people took( advocacy) action with us( last year), and we knew going throughout this year, and seeing that Congress was not acting, and that the filibuster was getting in the way, we realized that we really had to take matters into our own hands, we know at the end of the day, we're not going to be able to out-organize when it comes to fixing our voting system and modernizing it, and replacing the federal legislation, and that's why it's twofold.