filibuster

  • 51filibuster — Tactics designed to obstruct and delay legislative action by prolonged and often irrelevant speeches on the floor of the House or Senate. See also cloture; a means of cutting off filibustering …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 52filibuster — Tactics designed to obstruct and delay legislative action by prolonged and often irrelevant speeches on the floor of the House or Senate. See also cloture; a means of cutting off filibustering …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 53Parnell-Bressington filibuster — The Parnell Bressington filibuster is a record breaking filibuster that occurred in the South Australian upper house, the Legislative Council, on 8 May 2008, involving SA Greens MLC Mark Parnell and No Pokies MLC Ann Bressington. The South… …

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  • 54The Stackhouse Filibuster — Infobox Television episode Title = The Stackhouse Filibuster Series = The West Wing Caption = Season = 2 Episode = 39 Airdate = March 142001 Production = 226217 Writer = Aaron Sorkin (teleplay) Pete McCabe (story) Director = Bryan Gordon Guests …

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  • 55James Long (filibuster) — (born February 9 1793 Culpepper County Virginia died 11 May 1822 in Mexico) led the unsuccessful filibuster Long Expedition to Texas. He was the first President of the first Republic of Texas. BiographyLong was a former US Army surgeon in the War …

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  • 56American Filibuster — William Walker (1824–1860) who invaded Baja California, Sonora, and Nicaragua attempting to become the head of Central America …

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  • 57Filibustering — Filibuster Fil i*bus*ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fillibustered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Filibustering}.] 1. To act as a filibuster, or military freebooter. Bartlett. [1913 Webster] 2. To delay legislation, by dilatory motions or other artifices.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 58Fillibustered — Filibuster Fil i*bus*ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fillibustered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Filibustering}.] 1. To act as a filibuster, or military freebooter. Bartlett. [1913 Webster] 2. To delay legislation, by dilatory motions or other artifices.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 59FORK — Filibuster Over Reactionary Knowledge (Miscellaneous » Funnies) …

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  • 60Verschleppungstaktiker — Filibuster; Verzögerungstaktiker …

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