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  1. filibustering

    • IPA[ˈfɪlɪbʌst(ə)rɪŋ]

    英式

    • n.
      the activity or practice of obstructing progress in a legislative assembly, especially by speaking at inordinate length
    • adj.
      characterized by or engaged in obstructing progress in a legislative assembly, especially by speaking at inordinate length
    • noun: filibustering

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. the activity or practice of obstructing progress in a legislative assembly, especially by speaking at inordinate length the rules allowing filibustering may have to be changed

    形容詞

    • 1. characterized by or engaged in obstructing progress in a legislative assembly, especially by speaking at inordinate length filibustering lawmakers
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    • IPA[ˈfiləˌbəst(ə)riNG]

    美式

    • n.
      the activity or practice of obstructing progress in a legislature, especially by speaking at ... the rules allowing filibustering may have to be changed
    • adj.
      characterized by or engaged in obstructing progress in a legislature, especially by speaking at ... the President of the Senate is threatening to force the filibustering senators to work through the weekend

    Oxford American Dictionary