FILIBUSTERING

Meaning of FILIBUSTERING in English

noun obstruct legislation with a filibuster.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

FILIBUSTERING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Filibuster
Английский словарь Webster
FILIBUSTERING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of filibuster.
Webster English vocab
FILIBUSTERING — originally, in U.S. history, the attempt to take over countries at peace with the United States via privately financed military …
Britannica English vocabulary
FILIBUSTERING — 1) пиратство 2) обструкция, «флибустьерство»
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
WALKER, WILLIAM — born May 8, 1824, Nashville, Tenn., U.S. died Sept. 12, 1860, Trujillo, Hond. U.S. military adventurer. He moved to California …
Английский словарь Британика
FILIBUSTER — Tactic of delaying action on a bill by talking long enough to wear down the majority in order to win …
Английский словарь Британика
STUNT — I. ˈstənt, dial “ or -tu̇nt adjective Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse stuttr short, scant — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCOLD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FILIBUSTER — I. ˈfiləbəstə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish filibustero, literally, freebooter, probably from French flibustier, fribustier, from English fleebooter, freebooter …
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TIE UP — transitive verb 1. : to fasten or restrain with or as if with a tie 2. : to cause to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FILIBUSTERISM — -təˌrizəm, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) : the practice of filibustering
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TALK — — talkable , adj. — talkability , n. — talker , n. /tawk/ , v.i. 1. to communicate or exchange …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STONEWALLING — /stohn"waw'ling/ , n. the act of stalling, evading, or filibustering, esp. to avoid revealing politically embarrassing information. [ 1875-80; STONEWALL …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WALKER, WILLIAM — born May 8, 1824, Nashville, Tenn., U.S. died Sept. 12, 1860, Trujillo, Honduras adventurer, filibuster, and revolutionary leader who succeeded …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOSELEY-BRAUN, CAROL — born Aug. 16, 1947, Chicago, Ill., U.S. Carol Moseley-Braun, 1992. ne Carol Moseley Democratic senator from Illinois who, in 1992, …
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GOLIAD — historic city, seat (1837) of Goliad county, southern Texas, U.S., near the San Antonio River, 85 mi (137 km) southeast …
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COSTA RICA, FLAG OF — national flag with horizontal stripes of blue, white, red, white, and blue; the version flown by the government incorporates the …
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FILIBUSTER — filibuster BrE AmE ˈfɪl ɪ bʌst ə ˈ•ə- AmE \ - ə r ▷ filibuster|ed d ▷ filibustering ˈfɪl ɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FILIBUSTER — ( filibusters, filibustering, filibustered) 1. A filibuster is a long slow speech made to use up time so that a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FILIBUSTER — [verb], [noun] - to make a long speech in order to delay or prevent (a new law) being made, or …
Cambridge English vocab
FILIBUSTER — n. Tactic of delaying action on a bill by talking long enough to wear down the majority in order to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WALKER, WILLIAM — born May 8, 1824, Nashville, Tenn., U.S. died Sept. 12, 1860, Trujillo, Hond. U.S. military adventurer. He moved to California …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VOTE — Synonyms and related words : Australian ballot, Hare system, OK, PR, absentee voting, acceptance, adherence, admiration, approbation, approval, aye, back, …
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TALKATHON — Synonyms and related words : address, after-dinner speech, allocution, chalk talk, cloture, committee consideration, debate, declamation, deliberation, diatribe, division, eulogy, …
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ROLL CALL — Synonyms and related words : agenda, beadroll, cadastre, calendar, catalog, census, census report, checklist, checkroll, cloture, committee consideration, debate, deliberation, …
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LOGROLLING — Synonyms and related words : backscratching, barter, cloture, committee consideration, debate, deliberation, division, even trade, filibuster, filibustering, filing, first reading, …
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FILING — Synonyms and related words : ablation, abrasion, abrasive, analysis, arrangement, attrition, buffing, burnishing, cataloging, categorization, chafe, chafing, classification, cloture, codification, …
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FILIBUSTER — Synonyms and related words : address, after-dinner speech, allocution, be dilatory, chalk talk, cloture, committee consideration, constitute, debate, declamation, decree, …
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DIVISION — Synonyms and related words : Australian ballot, Hare system, Jim Crow, KP, Naval Construction Battalion, RN, Royal Navy, Seabees, USN, …
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DELIBERATION — Synonyms and related words : advisement, aforethought, airing, analysis, application, brainwork, brooding, buzz session, calculatedness, calculation, canniness, canvassing, care, careful …
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