| 单词 | filibuster |
| 释义 | filibuster n. & v. --n 1. a the obstruction of progress in a legislative assembly, esp. by prolonged speaking. b esp. US a person who engages in a filibuster. 2. esp. hist. a person engaging in unauthorized warfare against a foreign State. --v 1. intr. act as a filibuster. 2. tr. act in this way against (a motion etc.). Derivatives filibusterer n. Etymology: ult. f. Du. vrijbuiter FREEBOOTER, infl. by F flibustier, Sp. filibustero |
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