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filibuster noun

  /ˈfɪləbʌstɚ/ , /ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(ɹ)/
  • A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
 Freibeuter
  • (US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.
 Filibuster, Dauerrede, Ermüdungsrede
  • (US politics) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction; a filibusterer.
 Dauerredner

filibuster verb

  /ˈfɪləbʌstɚ/ , /ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(ɹ)/
  • (originally and mainly US, politics) To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.
 Obstruktion betreiben, eine Hinhaltetaktik betreiben, eine Verschleppungstaktik betreiben, eine Verzögerungstaktik betreiben, filibustern, verschleppen

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Filibuster noun {n}

Filibuster   /filiˈbastɐ/
  • Dauerrede im US-Senat zur Verhinderung/Verzögerung von Abstimmungen
 filibuster
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