What is another word for filibuster?
518 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ fˈɪlɪbˌʌstə], [ fˈɪlɪbˌʌstə], [ f_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_b_ˌʌ_s_t_ə]
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Similar words for filibuster:
- act (noun)
- delay (noun)
- filibuster (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- pirate (noun)
- delay (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- procrastinate (verb)
- stall (verb)
- stonewall (verb)
- tarry (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Filibuster:
n.
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- obstructionism,
- peroration,
- stonewalling,
- postponement,
- Benches,
- obstruction to congressional action,
- holding the floor,
- hindrance,
- opposition,
- interference,
- long-windedness,
- the Budget,
- agent.
- dis continuations,
- coolingoff period,
- tarryings,
- pro rogation,
- retardments,
- re-mission,
- re-missions,
- dis-continuation,
- prorogations,
- de-lay,
- cooling off periods,
- sur ceases,
- de lay,
- lingerings,
- de-lays,
- cooling-off periods,
- de lays,
- dawdlings,
- sur-cease,
- pro-rogations,
- hold ups,
- coolingoff periods,
- pro-rogation,
- cunctations,
- dis-continuations,
- tieup,
- sur cease,
- loiterings,
- dis continuation,
- showstoppers,
- cooling off period,
- re mission,
- pro rogations,
- putting offs,
- re missions,
- demurrals,
- sur-ceases.
v.
• delay (verb)- post-pone,
- inter feres,
- pro-longing,
- pre-vents,
- pro-tracts,
- re-pressing,
- pre vent,
- pro long,
- de-tains,
- intermits,
- lays over,
- post-pones,
- re press,
- gaining time,
- dis courage,
- pro-rogued,
- post pone,
- re pressed,
- pre-venting,
- dis-courage,
- gained time,
- inter-fere,
- pre venting,
- bides time,
- with holds,
- pro-long,
- pro rogued,
- pro longing,
- inter fere,
- re-presses,
- de tain,
- de laying,
- pre-vent,
- pro longs,
- with held,
- pro-tract,
- pre-vented,
- pre vents,
- holds over,
- laid over,
- gains time,
- biding time,
- dis courages,
- with-hold,
- pro-longed,
- pro rogues,
- pro-rogues,
- pro roguing,
- de-tain,
- bode time,
- with holding,
- laying over,
- pro-roguing,
- de tains,
- re pressing,
- de-laying,
- pro-rogue,
- re presses,
- post pones,
- pro tracts,
- bided time,
- re-strict,
- dilly dally,
- with-holds,
- pro tract,
- pro rogue,
- with-held,
- with hold,
- pro-longs,
- inter-feres,
- dis-courages,
- re strict.
- drag one feet,
- taking ones time,
- beats around the bush,
- taking time,
- drag ones feet,
- dragged one feet,
- drags one's feet,
- drags ones feet,
- drags feet,
- take ones time,
- took one time,
- slowing down,
- take one time,
- drags one feet,
- took ones time,
- stood still,
- dragging feet,
- slows down,
- stands off,
- takes ones time,
- takes time,
- took time,
- beating around bush,
- dragged ones feet,
- dragging ones feet,
- takes one time,
- dragging one's feet,
- dragging one feet,
- standing off,
- not moves,
- dragged feet,
- stood off,
- played for time,
- taking one time,
- stands still,
- beats around bush,
- takes one's time,
- took one's time,
- dragged one's feet.
- holds the phone,
- hold phone,
- re-sting,
- sticked around,
- re mains,
- re-main,
- gets no place fast,
- warmed chair,
- goofs around,
- re mained,
- getting no place fast,
- re-mains,
- warmed a chair,
- sticks around,
- got no place fast,
- holding the phone,
- warm chair,
- losing time,
- stuck around,
- goofed around,
- re main,
- stopped over,
- stops over,
- sticking around,
- held the phone,
- re maining,
- re sting,
- warming a chair,
- loses time,
- holding phone,
- warms chair,
- lost time,
- held phone,
- goofing around,
- gat no place fast,
- warming chair,
- gotten no place fast,
- holds phone,
- stopt over,
- warms a chair.
Other synonyms:
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- private member,
- the Commons,
- the Shadow Cabinet,
- dispatch box,
- Right Honourable,
- the House,
- backbench,
- the House of Lords,
- the House of Commons,
- lord,
- the Houses of Parliament,
- westminster.
- Remanded,
- withholds,
- gain time,
- put off,
- keep back,
- remands,
- bide time,
- kept back,
- prorogue,
- Remanding,
- Filibustering,
- not moving,
- stick around,
- stand off,
- withhold,
- Loitered,
- filibustered,
- Intermitted,
- stopping over,
- protract,
- drag one's feet,
- playing for time,
- standing still,
- goof around,
- take time,
- tarry,
- plays for time,
- lay over,
- play for time,
- encumber,
- tooled,
- Shelving,
- warm a chair,
- remand,
- Proroguing,
- taking one's time,
- not moved,
- not move,
- intermit,
- get no place fast,
- drag feet,
- slackens,
- slow down,
- stop over,
- hold the phone,
- beat around bush,
- Prolonging,
- beating around the bush,
- take one's time,
- keeping back,
- keeps back,
- stall,
- hold over,
- Prorogued,
- lose time,
- held over,
- slowed down,
- stonewall,
- tooling,
- beat around the bush,
- stand still,
- encumbered,
- prorogues,
- Intermitting.
- introduction,
- logrolling,
- smuggle,
- table,
- pass,
- sea king,
- negativist,
- maraud,
- wrecker,
- hold up,
- plunder,
- oppose,
- ranger,
- inhibit,
- Depredator,
- brigand,
- hawk,
- extension,
- holdup man,
- valedictory,
- declamation,
- first reading,
- bandit,
- shark,
- logroll,
- sales talk,
- debate,
- stall for time,
- prevent,
- thief,
- Brangler,
- rover,
- impede,
- decree,
- harpy,
- sweep,
- pep talk,
- skin,
- poacher,
- infringe,
- falcon,
- talk down,
- Impedite,
- forage,
- bunko,
- hold off,
- pillage,
- valediction,
- intrude,
- wrangler,
- outlast,
- screed,
- harangue,
- be dilatory,
- diatribe,
- chalk talk,
- discourage,
- rustler,
- oration,
- Pickeer,
- sneak thief,
- roll call,
- hang fire,
- abductor,
- say,
- talkathon,
- Hinderer,
- gut,
- interfere,
- contrabandist,
- deliberation,
- prepared speech,
- obstructer,
- inaugural,
- tirade,
- Marplot,
- invective,
- clog,
- spoiler,
- pillager,
- brawler,
- spoil,
- corsair,
- Salutatory,
- obstructionist,
- take the floor,
- veto,
- disturb,
- spieler,
- Oppositionist,
- railroad through,
- railroad,
- pitch,
- privateer,
- run,
- smuggler,
- filing,
- division,
- eulogy,
- Kidnaper,
- allocution,
- recitation,
- set speech,
- stick up,
- Outtalk,
- buccaneer,
- inaugural address,
- Speeching,
- encroach,
- bunco,
- forensic,
- pigeonhole,
- poach,
- enact laws,
- hamper,
- second reading,
- forbid,
- talk,
- counteract,
- ordain,
- after-dinner speech,
- Outspeak,
- detention,
- recital,
- sandbagger,
- Picaroon,
- legislate,
- detain,
- Bushranger,
- put in force,
- pause,
- impeder,
- prohibit,
- CHOR,
- Spoliate,
- put through,
- bar,
- Speechification,
- Pickeerer,
- forestall,
- philippic,
- despoil,
- viking,
- preclude,
- arrest,
- sack,
- cloture,
- constitute,
- get the floor,
- deferment,
- jackleg,
- enact,
- hang,
- reading,
- interrupt,
- strip,
- kill,
- thug,
- holdup,
- cattle thief,
- thwarter,
- temporize,
- Tabling,
- resist,
- Piqueerer,
- get,
- lobby,
- Rapparee,
- loot,
- baffle,
- badger,
- hang back,
- bail up,
- dacoit,
- Mosstrooper,
- legislator,
- exhortation,
- address,
- obstruction,
- ransack,
- salutatory address,
- valedictory address,
- vote,
- obstructive,
- disputant,
- crook,
- rifle,
- speech,
- pocket,
- cumber,
- jeremiad,
- make time.
How to use "Filibuster" in context?
Filibuster, derived from the Dutch word for "terrorist," is a procedural debate tactic in the United States Senate in which a senator blockades a bill or motion from receiving a vote by talking endlessly in order to defeat it. A filibuster can last for days, weeks, or even months.
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Noun, singular or mass
blockage.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
obstruction, obstructionism, obstructionist, Filibustering.
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Homophones for Filibuster:
- fill-a-buster.
Hyponym for Filibuster:
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