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Noun filibuster has 2 senses
  1. filibuster, filibusterer - a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
    --1 is a kind of legislator; delayer
    Derived form: verb filibuster1
  2. filibuster - a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
    --2 is a kind of     delay, holdup
    Derived form: verb filibuster1
,Verb filibuster has 1 sense
  1. filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation
    --1 is one way to     obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
    Derived forms: noun filibuster2, noun filibuster1, noun filibusterer1
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