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filibuster
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plural filibusters
plural filibusters
Learner's definition of FILIBUSTER
[count] chiefly US
: an effort to prevent action in a legislature (such as the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives) by making a long speech or series of speeches（美国参议院、众议院等立法机关通过冗长演说等手段）阻碍议事程序的努力
- They engaged in a filibuster that lasted for over a week.他们参与了一项为期一周多的阻碍议事程序的行动。
— filibuster
/ˈfɪləˌbʌstɚ/ verb filibusters; filibustered; filibustering [no object] [+ object]
- They are filibustering to delay the vote.他们正施展阻挠手段拖延投票。
- They filibustered the bill for over a week.他们施展阻挠手段使议案拖延了一周多。
fil·i·bus·ter ˈfi-lə-ˌbə-stər 
1
: an irregular military adventurer
specifically : an American engaged in fomenting insurrections in Latin America in the mid-19th century
2
a
: the use of extreme dilatory (see dilatory sense 1) tactics (as by making long speeches) in an attempt to delay or prevent action especially in a legislative assembly
Example Sentences
Noun They engaged in a filibuster that lasted for over a week.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022 Neither party is likely to gain in the midterm elections the number of seats necessary for a filibuster-proof majority. Amy B Wang And Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2022 Among the top issues, some Republicans are asking for an amendment to address religious conscience protections, which may be needed for the bill to clear the Senate's 60-vote filibuster threshold. Tyler Olson, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022 If Republicans win 60 votes in the Senate, creating a filibuster-proof majority, then no possibility is off-limits. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022 Despite bipartisan support, the CHIPS Act had stalled in Congress amid competing priorities and broader disagreements between Democrats and Republicans, who are able to block legislation in the Senate via the filibuster rule. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 28 July 2022 Under the filibuster rule, most bills have to clear a 60-vote threshold to reach a final vote. Harold Maass, The Week, 1 July 2022 The Senate's filibuster rule means that a supermajority of 60 senators' votes are needed to enable consideration of nearly any bill. John Woolley, CBS News, 1 July 2022 But at least two Democratic senators, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, don’t support changing the filibuster rule. Darlene Superville And Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022 Phil Mattingly, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021 Democratic efforts to pass a sweeping voting rights bill appear doomed after the Senate failed to pass a change to filibuster rules that would have dropped the 60-vote threshold needed to end debate on the bill. Nicholas Reimann, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 Manchin has expressed support to do away with one of the opportunities to filibuster a bill, but not all of them. Jennifer Haberkorn Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2022 Without a change to filibuster rules, Republicans could block 2 voting rights bills in the Senate. Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2022 Joe Biden — threatened to filibuster her nomination. Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2022 Republicans might then be expected to try to filibuster the nomination, or thwart its passage by demanding never-ending debate. Madison Alder, Bloomberg.com, 25 Feb. 2022 In recent decades, a senator merely signaling his or her intent to filibuster a piece of legislation has been enough to stop action on a bill. Libby Cathey, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2022 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced in a letter to his colleagues this week that the chamber would vote by Jan. 17 on whether to change the Senate rules if Republicans filibuster voting rights legislation in the coming days. Max Ufberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2022 See More
Noun
In 2010, Brown pulled off a stunning upset in Massachusetts, winning the Senate seat held by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy and ending the Democrats’ filibuster-proof majority. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022 Neither party is likely to gain in the midterm elections the number of seats necessary for a filibuster-proof majority. Amy B Wang And Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2022 Among the top issues, some Republicans are asking for an amendment to address religious conscience protections, which may be needed for the bill to clear the Senate's 60-vote filibuster threshold. Tyler Olson, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022 If Republicans win 60 votes in the Senate, creating a filibuster-proof majority, then no possibility is off-limits. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022 Despite bipartisan support, the CHIPS Act had stalled in Congress amid competing priorities and broader disagreements between Democrats and Republicans, who are able to block legislation in the Senate via the filibuster rule. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 28 July 2022 Under the filibuster rule, most bills have to clear a 60-vote threshold to reach a final vote. Harold Maass, The Week, 1 July 2022 The Senate's filibuster rule means that a supermajority of 60 senators' votes are needed to enable consideration of nearly any bill. John Woolley, CBS News, 1 July 2022 But at least two Democratic senators, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, don’t support changing the filibuster rule. Darlene Superville And Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022 Verb
One thing to note: If this was really about Democrats taking the responsibility for the vote, as McConnell has laid out, then there's zero reason for Republicans to filibuster a suspension or increase. Phil Mattingly, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021 Democratic efforts to pass a sweeping voting rights bill appear doomed after the Senate failed to pass a change to filibuster rules that would have dropped the 60-vote threshold needed to end debate on the bill. Nicholas Reimann, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 Manchin has expressed support to do away with one of the opportunities to filibuster a bill, but not all of them. Jennifer Haberkorn Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2022 Without a change to filibuster rules, Republicans could block 2 voting rights bills in the Senate. Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2022 Joe Biden — threatened to filibuster her nomination. Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2022 Republicans might then be expected to try to filibuster the nomination, or thwart its passage by demanding never-ending debate. Madison Alder, Bloomberg.com, 25 Feb. 2022 In recent decades, a senator merely signaling his or her intent to filibuster a piece of legislation has been enough to stop action on a bill. Libby Cathey, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2022 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced in a letter to his colleagues this week that the chamber would vote by Jan. 17 on whether to change the Senate rules if Republicans filibuster voting rights legislation in the coming days. Max Ufberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Spanish filibustero, literally, freebooter
First Known Use
Noun
1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1851, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of filibuster was in 1851 Phrases Containing filibuster
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