Definitions for Obstructionist
əbˈstrʌk ʃə nɪstob·struc·tion·ist

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obstructionist, obstructor, obstructer, resister, thwarternoun

   someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take

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1. obstructionistnoun

   someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others

2. obstructionistnoun

   someone who attempts to impede the progress of legislation

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1. obstructionist

   An obstructionist is a person, group, or political party who deliberately delays or prevents progress, typically within a political context, by refusing to agree with others or blocking the proposal or actions of others. This is often done for strategic reasons or due to ideological disagreements.

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1. Obstructionistnoun

   one who hinders progress; one who obstructs business, as in a legislative body

2. Obstructionistadjective

   of or pertaining to obstructionists

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1. • Disputant

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Obstructionist in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Obstructionist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Obstructionist in a Sentence

1. Nathan Brown:

   It will be difficult to cobble together a majority.  The regime is likely to find it a nuisance. Individual deputies will have an incentive to make a lot of noise or to secure benefits for those who elected them, the result is likely to seem obstructionist and venal. It will be both, but that's the way it has been designed.

2. George Bachrach:

   They have filed 26 lawsuits, they have lost 26 lawsuits. These have really been obstructionist lawsuits by people that don’t want their views impeded on Nantucket Sound, opposite of what the wealthy folks on Cape Cod think, this will actually attract tourists.

3. Nathan Brown:

   The result is likely to seem obstructionist and venal. It will be both, but that's the way it has been designed.

4. Donald Trump:

   I also learned -- and this is very sad, because we have a country that we have to take care of -- the Democrats have been totally obstructionist. Chuck Schumer has turned out to be a bad leader. He's a bad leader for the country. And the Democrats are extremely obstructionist, all they do is obstruct. All they do is delay.

5. Daniel Goldberg:

   It will be telling if the rest of the Republican caucus is so obstructionist and so oppositional to anything Joe Biden does that they are willing to oppose nominees that a senior conservative Republican, Rob Portman, supports.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Obstructionist
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Obstructionist
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Obstructionist