SAT Vocabulary Filibuster

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	filibuster Definition: to prevent or delay action in a legislature, especially by prolonged speech-making Synonym: hinder
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	External definitions: fil·i·bus·ter (f l -b s t r) n. 1. a. The use of obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speechmaking, for the purpose of delaying legislative action. b. An instance of the use of this delaying tactic. 2. An adventurer who engages in a private military action in a foreign country. v. fil·i·bus·tered , fil·i·bus·ter·ing , fil·i·bus·ters v. intr. 1. To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body. 2. To take part in a private military action in a foreign country. v. tr. To use a filibuster against (a legislative measure, for example). [From Spanish `filibustero`, freebooter , from French `flibustier`, from Dutch `vrijbuiter`, pirate ; see freebooter ]. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. fil i·bus ter·er n.