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filibuster

nounCommon GRE wordMore F words

a prolonged speech used to delay or obstruct legislative action

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Filibuster in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing filibuster in a sentence.

The senator launched a filibuster to prevent the bill from coming to a vote.

Synonyms
obstructionstonewallingdelay
Antonyms
expeditionfacilitation
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Questions about “filibuster

Filibuster (noun) means a prolonged speech used to delay or obstruct legislative action
Here is filibuster used in an example sentence: "The senator launched a filibuster to prevent the bill from coming to a vote."
Common synonyms for filibuster include obstruction, stonewalling, delay.
Antonyms of filibuster include expedition, facilitation.
Filibuster is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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