FILIBUSTER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
   Hypernyms(s) filibuster is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • holdup (what does holdup mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • filibuster (what does filibuster mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
   Synonym(s)
   • filibusterer (what does filibusterer mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) filibuster is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • legislator (what does legislator mean?)
   • delayer (what does delayer mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • filibuster (what does filibuster mean?)
   • filibuster (what does filibuster mean?)

FILIBUSTER as VERB

1. Meaning
   • obstruct deliberately by delaying
   • of legislation
   Hypernyms(s) filibuster is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • obstruct (what does obstruct mean?)
   • blockade (what does blockade mean?)
   • block (what does block mean?)
   • hinder (what does hinder mean?)
   • stymie (what does stymie mean?)
   • stymy (what does stymy mean?)
   • embarrass (what does embarrass mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • filibuster (what does filibuster mean?)
   • filibuster (what does filibuster mean?)
   • filibusterer (what does filibusterer mean?)
   • filibuster (what does filibuster mean?)
   • filibusterer (what does filibusterer mean?)