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The correct spelling is filibuster.
How to pronounce filibuster
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Fil-ibu-ste-r
The correct spelling is filibuster. A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
- 2.(US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.
- 3.(US politics) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction; a filibusterer.
verb
- 1.To take part in a private military action in a foreign country.
- 2.To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.
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