Found 2 items, similar to Filibustering.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: filibuster filibuster n 1: a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes [syn: filibusterer] 2: a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches v : obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation
English → English (gcide) Definition: Filibustering Filibuster \Fil"i*bus*ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fillibustered; p. pr. & vb. n. Filibustering.] 1. To act as a filibuster, or military freebooter. --Bartlett. [1913 Webster] 2. To delay legislation, by dilatory motions or other artifices. [political cant or slang, U.S.] --Bartlett. [1913 Webster]