- 看过 filibuster 的人也看了 :
- procrastination
- interference
- postponement
- delay
- opposition
- hindrance
- stonewalling
- talkathon
filibuster 的 3 个定义
- U.S. Politics. the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority.an exceptionally long speech, as one lasting for a day or days, or a series of such speeches to accomplish this purpose.a member of a legislature who makes such a speech.
- an irregular military adventurer, especially one who engages in an unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country to foment or support a revolution.
- U.S. Politics. to impede legislation by irregular or obstructive tactics, especially by making long speeches.
- to act as an irregular military adventurer, especially for revolutionary purposes.
- U.S. Politics. to impede by irregular or obstructive tactics, especially by making long speeches.
filibuster 近义词
obstruction of progress, especially in verbal argument
更多filibuster例句
- Whether, in other words, to eliminate the modern filibuster, and make governance possible again.
- All it takes to eliminate the filibuster, and to unlock that agenda, is 51 votes.
- The filibuster for judges is long gone, and soon may disappear from legislative bills as well.
- To get any of that done, Democrats would need to first secure a majority in the Senate and then end the filibuster.
- In terms of the confirmation process, that was up to the Senate to determine and ultimately they decided to get rid of the filibuster in that context.
- When the former engaged in his drone filibuster, Cruz showed up in support; ditto for Paul when Cruz held an Obamacare filibuster.
- The Democrats did not by themselves have the votes to defeat a Southern filibuster in the Senate.
- Paul has altered the national conversation once before, with his filibuster on drones.
- Senate Democrats failed in their effort to end a filibuster on a bill that would raise minimum wage to $10.10 on Wednesday.
- Two big matters in particular: the filibuster, and presidential nominations.
- In September I see the bold filibuster flying from clump to clump of the pink heather pillaged by the Bee.
- I framed it all up for this filibuster trip you're on, Scraggsy, only I never did hear that they'd picked on you.
- After some moments of silence he asked the captain, "Who is this man, this filibuster whom they term the Whirlwind?"
- Sir Thomas Reade, the noisiest filibuster of them all, indicates his method of settling matters at Longwood.
- With the exception of the buccaneer, the filibuster or the cannibal no one enters the private habitation of Blue Beard?