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Filibustering - Definition and Overview

Filibuster can mean

  • a legislative tactic.
  • historically, the act of colonial settlement with the intent of changing the existing government.
  • an adventurer or mercenary who engages in a private military action in a foreign country
  • a Filibuster Bar is ice cream on a stick covered with chocolate resembling a Hershey's Kiss.

Example Usage of Filibustering

msbellows: Has ANY Democratic senator floated possibility of Filibustering a #hcr bill that omitted #publicoption? If not, why not?
Government_News: The Senate did not reach a vote on the ETS, with Senator Barnaby Joyce Filibustering until closing. The Senate will resume tomorrow. #ETS
taletale: @latikambourke they had fielding do most of the Filibustering for them
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