Filibuster Mnemonic
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filibuster
filibuster
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(ɹ)/
Examples
- The bill was defeated by a filibuster.
- The bill was defeated in the Senate by a filibuster.
- The filibuster revisited in the 109th Congress.
- The nuclear option is used in response to a filibuster.
- After the success of the filibuster, the members of the group dispersed.
- I didn't intend to do any filibuster.
- The Republicans in the Senate could try to filibuster this legislation.
- The point about the procedural filibuster is beyond the point.
- A filibuster by his supporters delayed the seating of the Senate for days.
- Each time, the Senate voted to close debate and end the filibuster.
a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
noun
a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
noun
obstruct deliberately by delaying
verb
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"Fill + Bus + Stir. Someone filling a bus to delay the trip by stirring trouble."
Fill + Buster. Fill the time like Buster fills his day with talk, delaying the play.
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