单词	filibuster
释义	filibusterfil‧i‧bus‧ter /ˈfɪləbʌstə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINfilibuster Origin: 1800-1900 Spanish filibustero ‘pirate’ Verb Table VERB TABLE filibuster Simple Form Present I, you, we, they filibuster he, she, it filibusters Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they filibustered Present perfect I, you, we, they have filibustered he, she, it has filibustered Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had filibustered Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will filibuster Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have filibustered Continuous Form Present I am filibustering he, she, it is filibustering you, we, they are filibustering Past I, he, she, it was filibustering you, we, they were filibustering Present perfect I, you, we, they have been filibustering he, she, it has been filibustering Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been filibustering Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be filibustering Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been filibustering Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Daschle has said Democrats may filibuster the budget for the investigation if their objections are not addressed. Opponents in the Senate have vowed to filibuster. word sets WORD SETS► Parliaments assembly, nounbackbencher, nounbackwoodsman, nounbicameral, adjectivebill, nounCapitol Hill, nounchamber, nouncongress, nouncongressman, nouncongresswoman, nouncorporation, nouncouncil, noundissolve, verbdivision, nounfilibuster, verbfront bench, nounfrontbencher, nounguillotine, nounguillotine, verbhouse, nounintroduce, verblobby, nounlogrolling, nounLower House, nounmajority leader, nounMP, nounorder paper, nounparliament, nounparliamentarian, nounparliamentary, adjectivepass, verbpassage, nounprivate member, nounreading, nounrecess, nounrecess, verbrepresent, verbrepresentative, adjectiveRight Honourable, adjectiveRoyal Commission, nounrunning mate, nounsession, nounsitting, nounsitting member, nounsurgery, nounvote of censure, nounwhip, nounWhite Paper, noun to try to delay action in Congress or another law-making group by making very long speeches:  Opponents of the bill tried to filibuster its final stages.—filibuster noun [countable]
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