FILIBUSTER

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Definition: a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes

The word FILIBUSTER scores 15 points in scrabble.

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A TACTIC FOR DELAYING OR OBSTRUCTING LEGISLATION BY MAKING LONG SPEECHES	11
Adventure	225
Adventurer	134
Adversary	130
Antagonist	77
clash	274
CONGRESSIONAL obstruction	1
Dawdle	127
Delay	131
Delay the progress of a parliamentary debate by the use of unnecessary long speeches	1
Delaying	64
Difficulty	443
gaining time	18
gremlin	9
Hazard	149
Heckler	31
Hinder	168
Hinder the progress of debate by using long speeches	1
hinderer	10
Hindrance	354
Hitch	165
Hold up	41
Impede	122
Inconvenience	67
Interference	168
interposition	22
intervention	75
Intransigent senator's tactic	1
Jam	118
lion in the path	5
obstructing legislation	1
Obstruction	49
Opponent	28
Opposer	162
Opposition	80
Oppositionist	11
orig. a plunderer; a freebooter; also, one who obstructs legislation by making long speeches	1
Political stall	1
Political tactic	3
Prohibition	139
Prolonged speaking that obstructs progress in legislative assembly	1
retard	115
Snag	32
SPANISH Main, seaman of the	3
Stay	175
Stop	178
stoppage	84
talk out time	14
Talk, talk, talk	14
Wait	147
Waste time by making long speeches	1

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