| 单词 | obstructionism |
| 释义 | obstructionism (once / 20033 pages) n Obstructionism is when someone deliberately slows down a process, especially in politics or the law. In several countries, legislators sometimes engage in obstructionism when they walk very, very slowly to a podium to cast their votes. One of the most well-known tools of political obstructionism is the filibuster, which can be employed responsibly but is often used simply to delay or even prevent voting on a controversial bill. When a US Senator filibusters, they extend the debate on a bill by talking for a very long time, a process that's sometimes called "talking a bill to death." Obstructionism comes from obstruction, or "barrier," from the Latin obstruere, "block or hinder." WORD FAMILYobstructionism: obstructionist+/obstruct: obstructed, obstructer, obstructing, obstruction, obstructive, obstructor, obstructs/obstructed: unobstructed/obstructer: obstructers/obstruction: obstructionism, obstructions/obstructionist: obstructionists/obstructive: obstructively/obstructor: obstructors/unobstructed: unobstructedly USAGE EXAMPLESSecurity Council, and Syrian government obstructionism on the ground, a trademark of both parties, respectively. Time(Dec 14, 2016) “We will bring forth a violent obstructionism. There’s no chance of cooperation,” says Toninelli. Time(Dec 14, 2016) Mr. Obama accepts only so much responsibility for that, faulting Republican obstructionism. New York Times(Nov 12, 2016) n deliberate interference Hyper resistance group action in opposition to those in power |
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