What is another word for filibusterer?
Pronunciation:
[ fˈɪlɪbˌʌstəɹə], [ fˈɪlɪbˌʌstəɹə], [ f_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_b_ˌʌ_s_t_ə_ɹ_ə]
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Filibuster is an occupation whereby a politician obstructs parliamentary business by talking endlessly or taking lengthy leave of absence. The term, first used in the early 1800s, likely derives from the Fierre family, who operated a mill on the Hudson River and were goods trading rivals of the Van Cortlandts. When the latter refused to sell liquor to the former, young James Fierre wandered among their properties with a wheelbarrow, selling goods he had made himself to amuse himself. Eventually he became known as Jim Filibuster. One of his cousins, another James Fierre, also became a noted parliamentarian.
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