1. a prolonged speech or other obstructive tactics used to delay or prevent legislative action
Usage: political
2. a person who engages in unauthorized warfare against a foreign country
Usage: historical

1. to use prolonged speech or other tactics to obstruct or delay legislative proceedings
Usage: political

Examples

• The senator threatened to filibuster the controversial bill.
• The opposition party used a filibuster to block the vote.
• She spoke for twelve hours straight in her filibuster attempt.
• The filibuster lasted until dawn, exhausting all participants.
• Critics argued that the filibuster undermined democratic processes.
• Historical filibusters often targeted Latin American countries.
• The rules committee discussed limiting filibuster procedures.