Definitions for filibuster
ˈfɪl əˌbʌs tərfil·i·buster

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. filibuster, filibusterernoun

   a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes

2. filibusterverb

   (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches

3. filibusterverb

   obstruct deliberately by delaying

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. filibusternoun

   A freebooter, or mercenary soldier.

   1890 These duties involved prodigious physical and mental exertion, in a climate deadly to Europeans. They also involved much voyaging in waters haunted by filibusters and buccaneers. But nothing appears to daunt Labat. As for the filibusters, he becomes their comrade and personal friend; -- he even becomes their chaplain, and does not scruple to make excursions with them. Lafcadio Hearn, Two Years in the French West Indies.

2. filibusternoun

   A delaying tactic, especially the use of long, often irrelevant speeches given in order to delay progress or the making of a decision, especially on the floor of the US Senate.

3. filibusternoun

   A member of a legislative body causing such obstruction.

4. filibusterverb

   To take part in a private military action in a foreign country.

5. filibusterverb

   To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.

6. Etymology: From filibustero, from flibustier, from vrijbuiter, from vrij + buit + -er. Same construction and cognate to English freebooter.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filibuster

   A filibuster is a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent decision. It is sometimes referred to as "talking a bill to death" or "talking out a bill", and is characterized as a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision-making body.

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1. filibuster

   A filibuster is a political strategy used primarily in the United States Senate, where a senator extends debate on a proposed bill to delay or prevent its final vote. This is often achieved by making long speeches, introducing irrelevant topics, or other obstructive actions. The purpose is typically to kill the bill or amendment in question or at least delay its passage. The term is derived from a Dutch word meaning "pirate" and was first used in the U.S. Congress in the 1850s.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Filibusternoun

   a lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of plunder; a freebooter; -- originally applied to buccaneers infesting the Spanish American coasts, but introduced into common English to designate the followers of Lopez in his expedition to Cuba in 1851, and those of Walker in his expedition to Nicaragua, in 1855

2. Filibusterverb

   to act as a filibuster, or military freebooter

3. Filibusterverb

   to delay legislation, by dilatory motions or other artifices

4. Etymology: [Sp. flibuster, flibustero, corrupted fr. E. freebooter. See Freebooter.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filibuster

   A filibuster is a type of parliamentary procedure where debate is extended, allowing one or more members to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a given proposal. It is sometimes referred to as talking out a bill, and characterized as a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision-making body. The English term "filibuster" derives from the Spanish filibustero, itself deriving originally from the Dutch vrijbuiter, "privateer, pirate, robber". The Spanish form entered the English language in the 1850s, as applied to military adventurers from the United States then operating in Central America and the Spanish West Indies such as William Walker. The term in its legislative sense was first used by Democratic congressman Albert G. Brown of Mississippi in 1853, referring to Abraham Watkins Venable's speech against "filibustering" intervention in Cuba.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filibuster

   Fillibuster, fil′i-bus-tėr, n. a lawless military or piratical adventurer, as in the West Indies: a buccaneer.—v.i. to obstruct legislation wantonly by endless speeches, motions, &c.—n. Fil′ibusterism, the character or actions of a filibuster. [Sp. filibustero, through Fr. flibustier, fribustier, from Dut. vrijbueter, vrijbuiter (cf. Eng. freebooter, Ger. freibeuter), from vrij, free, buit, booty.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filibuster

   a name given to buccaneers who infested the Spanish-American coasts or those of the West Indies, but more specially used to designate the followers of Lopez in his Cuban expedition in 1851, and those of Walker in his Nicaraguan in 1855; a name now given to any lawless adventurers who attempt to take forcible possession of a foreign country.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. filibuster

   A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of plunder; a freebooter; a pirate; applied especially to the followers of Lopez in his expedition to Cuba in 1851.

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filibuster

   A Spanish and French corruption of the German freibeter, derived from the Dutch vlie-boot, or fly-boat, a small clipper vessel. This was introduced into England during the wars with the Low Countries. The word Freebooter claims the same origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Block
   • Delayer
   • Legislation
   • Legislator

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of filibuster in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of filibuster in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of filibuster in a Sentence

1. Associated Press:

   We are also here to say to Manchin: Any so-called Democrat who claims to support the nonconstitutional filibuster over the constitutional guarantee that no state can deny or abridge the right to vote … you are assisting the Republicans in their extremism.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   As the voting rights bill finally comes to the floor of the Senate, there is only one vote which will really matter, will 50 Democrats vote to override the filibuster, protect American democracy and pass the bill, or will Manchin and Sinema vote with the GOP and let the bill die?

3. Joe Manchin:

   As such, and as I have said many times before, I will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster.

4. Stephany Spaulding:

   If we don't eliminate the filibuster to pass federal voting protections, we're once again allowing White minority rule to govern this nation.

5. Bill Mackie:

   He's been exposed to more classified meetings and other things like that, and yet he's independent enough to stand up in front of us and filibuster if he needs to get his point across, trump, I don't know anything about him. I know he used to be a liberal. So is he real? I don't know.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=filibuster
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Filibuster
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filibuster
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=filibuster
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=filibuster
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Filibuster
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Etymology and Origins
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=filibuster