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The example sentences of FILIBUSTER in videos (1 in total of 7)

Why the U.S. Senate Rarely Passes A Law English (US)
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Use "filibuster" in a sentence | "filibuster" example sentences

How to use "filibuster" in a sentence?

  • There are two ways of looking at the talking filibuster. My way is as a form of unanimous consent.
    -Jeff Merkley-
  • Voter suppression laws, overzealous filibuster use, you name it - the Republicans use every tactic they can to stop our democracy from actually selecting the person with the most support.
    -Jennifer Granholm-
  • The filibuster is an affront to commonly understood democratic norms, but then so is the Senate.
    -Hendrik Hertzberg-
  • I mean, if you go back to 1960 on major pieces of legislation, the filibuster was used about eight percent of the time.
    -Tom Udall-
  • They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.
    -Clare Boothe Luce-
  • I would never filibuster any President’s judicial nominee, period. I might vote against them, but I will always see they came to a vote.
    -Saxby Chambliss-
  • So I put that all together and I find it makes it hard to justify a filibuster.
    -Kent Conrad-
  • There is no Senate rule governing the proper uses of the filibuster.
    -Tony Snow-

Definition and meaning of FILIBUSTER

What does "filibuster mean?"
filibuster

/ˈfiləˌbəstər/

noun
action obstructing progress in legislative assembly.
verb
To delay or obstruct deliberately.

What are synonyms of "filibuster"?
Some common synonyms of "filibuster" are:
  • stonewalling,
  • procrastination,
  • obstruction,
  • delaying,
  • blocking,
  • holdup,
  • speechifying,
  • speechification,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.