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| filibuster definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches | 51 sets | |
| 2 | intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action | 23 sets | |
| 3 | use of long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill | 20 sets | |
| 4 | the making of long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill | 17 sets | |
| 5 | a method of defeating a bill in the senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote | 15 sets | |
| 6 | to attempt to block a bill from becoming law by speaking at length against it | 14 sets | |
| 7 | a method of delaying action on a bill in the senate by making long speeches | 13 sets | |
| 8 | a tactic for defeating a bill in the senate by talking until the bill's sponsor withdraws it | 12 sets | |
| 9 | v. to use a prolonged speech to delay legislative action; n. a speech that delays legislative action | 11 sets | |
| 10 | a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes | 10 sets | |
| 11 | n. one who attempts to obstruct legislation. | 9 sets | |
| 12 | a procedural practice in the senate whereby a senator refuses to relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and prevents a vote on a controversial issue. | 9 sets | |
| 13 | block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; n; freebooter | 9 sets | |
| 14 | the use of long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill | 8 sets | |
| 15 | to use obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speech making, in order to delay something | 7 sets | |
| 16 | long speech | 7 sets | |
| 17 | block legislation by making long speeches | 6 sets | |
| 18 | one who attempts to obstruct legislation. | 6 sets | |
| 19 | use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law | 6 sets | |
| 20 | derail | 5 sets | |
| 21 | a tactic for defeating a bill in the senate by talking until the bill's sponsor withdraws it. | 5 sets | |
| 22 | a strategy unique to the senate whereby opponents of a piece of legislation try to talk it to death, based on the tradition of unlimited debate | 5 sets | |
| 23 | to talk until the sponsor of a bill or nomination agrees to modify or withdraw the bill | 5 sets | |
| 24 | an attempt to defeat a bill in the senate by talking indefinitely, thus preventing the senate from taking action on the bill. | 5 sets | |
| 25 | intentional obstruction, usually using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action | 4 sets | |
| 26 | a strategy unique to the senate whereby opponents of a piece of legislation try to talk it to death, based on the tradition of unlimited debate. today, 60 members present and voting can halt a filibuster. | 4 sets | |
| 27 | a method of defeating a bill in which a senator talks until a majority either abandons the bill or agrees to modify it | 4 sets | |
| 28 | to talk a bill to death | 4 sets | |
| 29 | the use of the senate's tradition of unlimited debate as a delaying tactic to block a bill. | 4 sets | |
| 30 | obstruct deliberately by delaying | 4 sets | |
| 31 | tactic which senators prevent a vote on a bill by taking the floor and refusing to stop talking | 4 sets | |
| 32 | one who attempts to obstruct legislation | 4 sets | |
| 33 | talking a bill to death | 4 sets | |
| 34 | a prolong speech or series of speeches made to delay action in a legislative assembly | 4 sets | |
| 35 | a tactic in which a senator holds the floor for a long time in order to delay or prevent a vote on an issue. filibusters cannot occur in the house of representatives, since speaking time is limited. | 4 sets | |
| 36 | talk a bill to death | 4 sets | |
| 37 | a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches, a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes, obstruct deliberately by delaying | 4 sets | |
| 38 | an attempt to defeat a bill in the senate by talking indefinitely, thus preventing the senate from taking action to the bill | 3 sets | |
| 39 | stall the legislative process and prevent a vote | 3 sets | |
| 40 | a formal way of halting action on a bill by means of long speeches or unlimited debate in the senate. | 3 sets | |