filibuster
21Filibuster — 1Fi|li|bus|ter vgl. ↑Flibustier. Filibuster 2 2Fi|li|bus|ter [... bastɐ] das; [s], <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. filibuster, eigtl. »jmd., der in seinen Aktionen einem Freibeuter od. Partisan vergleichbar ist«; vgl. ↑Flibustier> im amerik.… …
22filibuster — [16] Filibuster and freebooter [16] are doublets: that is to say, they come from the same ultimate source, but have subsequently diverged. Freebooter ‘pirate’ was borrowed from Dutch vrijbuiter, a compound formed from vrij ‘free’ and buiter… …
23filibuster — [16] Filibuster and freebooter [16] are doublets: that is to say, they come from the same ultimate source, but have subsequently diverged. Freebooter ‘pirate’ was borrowed from Dutch vrijbuiter, a compound formed from vrij ‘free’ and buiter… …
24filibuster — n. & v. n. 1 a the obstruction of progress in a legislative assembly, esp. by prolonged speaking. b esp. US a person who engages in a filibuster. 2 esp. hist. a person engaging in unauthorized warfare against a foreign State. v. 1 intr. act as a… …
25filibuster — verb Filibuster is used with these nouns as the object: ↑nomination, ↑nominee …
26Filibuster — Fi|li|bus|ter1 〈[ bʌ̣stə(r)] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: ; Politik〉 Verzögerungstaktik durch langatmige Reden [Etym.: engl., urspr. Bez. für gesetzlose Plünderer, die im 19. Jh. in mittel u. südamerikan. Staaten einfielen <span. filibustero… …
27filibuster — fil·i·bus·ter || fɪlɪbÊŒstÉ™(r) n. use of delaying tactics; long speech made to delay or prevent a decision from being made (Politics); military adventurer who engages in unauthorized revolutionary activities in foreign countries v. give… …
28filibuster — [ fɪlɪbʌstə] noun 1》 prolonged speaking or other action which obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures. 2》 historical a person engaging in unauthorized warfare against a foreign state …
29filibuster — verb (I) especially AmE to try to delay action in Congress by making very long speeches filibuster noun (C) …
30filibuster — fi|li|bus|ter sb., en, e, ne (forhaling af en proces), i sms. filibuster , fx filibustertale …
