filibusters
Definitions
Noun
- A legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
- (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
Verb
- Obstruct deliberately by delaying
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| 1 | frankfurters | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | photographers | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | fabricators | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | fillibusters | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | flagofficers | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | frombuger's | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | frontrunners | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | philanderers | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | photocopiers | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | photographer's | 4 | 0 |
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| 1 | clusters | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | filters | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | filibuster | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | filberts | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | blisters | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | luster | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | liters | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | fillibusters | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | fillibuster | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | filibustered | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | flusters | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | filibustering | 5 | 0 |
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| 14 | busters | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | fill-a-buster | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | lobsters | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | flutters | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | lister | 2 | 0 |
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| 20 | fliers | 2 | 0 |
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Definitions: 3
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Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
The filibuster that almost killed the Civil Rights Act
Apr 11, 2016 The National Constitution Center
Apr 11, 2016 The National Constitution Center
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Aug 26, 2022 Pew Research Center
Aug 26, 2022 Pew Research Center