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Definition of filibuster verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

filibuster

verb
 
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(r)/
 
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstər/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they filibuster
 
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(r)/
 
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstər/
he / she / it filibusters
 
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstəz/
 
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstərz/
past simple filibustered
 
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstəd/
 
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstərd/
past participle filibustered
 
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstəd/
 
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstərd/
-ing form filibustering
 
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstərɪŋ/
 
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstərɪŋ/
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  1. to make a long speech in parliament in order to delay or prevent a vote
    • The speaker filibustered spectacularly.

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