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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1. Michael Steel:

   The House has passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, and block the President's unilateral executive action on immigration, now, the pressure is on Senate Democrats who claim to oppose the President's action, but are filibustering a bill to stop it. Until there is some signal from Senate Democrats what would break Senate Democrats filibuster, there's little point in additional House action.

2. 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.

3. Michael Steel:

   Until there is some signal from those Senate Democrats what would break their filibuster, there's little point in additional House action.

4. Joe Manchin:

   As such, and as I have said many times before, I will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster.

5. Ruth Bader Ginsburg:

   If I resign any time this year, he could not successfully appoint anyone I would like to see in the court, [The Senate Democrats] took off the filibuster for lower federal court appointments, but it remains for this court. So anybody who thinks that if I step down, Obama could appoint someone like me, they're misguided.