I. ˈfiləbəstə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish filibustero, literally, freebooter, probably from French flibustier, fribustier, from English fleebooter, freebooter — more at freebooter
1.
a. : an American who in the mid-19th century took part in fomenting revolutions and insurrections in a Latin-American country
b. : an irregular military adventurer ; specifically : an organizer or member of a hostile expedition to a country with which his own is at peace
2.
[ filibuster (II) ]
a. : the use of extreme dilatory tactics (as speaking merely to consume time) by an individual or group in an attempt to delay or prevent action by the majority in a legislative or deliberative assembly ; also : an instance of this
filibusters are most often associated … with proceedings in the United States Senate — H.D.Scott
a Communist filibuster designed to prevent passage of a new Italian electoral law — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union
b. : filibusterer
II. “, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ verb
( filibustered ; filibustered ; filibustering -t(ə)riŋ ; filibusters )
intransitive verb
1. : to carry out insurrectionist or revolutionary activities especially in a foreign country
2. : to engage in a filibuster
he had filibustered for 22 hours and 26 minutes without leaving the Senate floor — Time
transitive verb
: to subject to filibustering
any … proposal to alter the rules could be filibustered — P.H.Douglas