| 单词 | filibuster |
| 释义 | Word Frequency filibuster(ˈfɪlɪˌbʌstə) noun 1. the process or an instance of obstructing legislation by means of long speeches and other delaying tactics 2. Also called: filibusterer a legislator who engages in such obstruction 3. a buccaneer, freebooter, or irregular military adventurer, esp a revolutionary in a foreign country verb 4. to obstruct (legislation) with delaying tactics 5. (intransitive) to engage in unlawful and private military action Derived forms filibusterer (ˈfiliˌbusterer) noun filibusterism (ˈfiliˌbusterism) noun Word origin C16: from Spanish filibustero, from French flibustier probably from Dutch vrijbuiter pirate, literally: one plundering freely; see freebooter |
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