n.
Pronunciation: -sh ə - ˌ ni-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1879
: deliberate interference with the progress or business especially of a legislative body
– ob · struc · tion · ist \ -sh( ə -)nist \ noun or adjective
– ob · struc · tion · is · tic \ - ˌ str ə k-sh ə - ' nis-tik \ adjective