Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - filibuster
Filibuster
filibuster
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 filibuster. 2 tr. act in this way against (a motion etc.). Derivatives filibusterer n. Etymology: ult. f. Du. vrijbuiter FREEBOOTER, infl. by F flibustier, Sp. filibustero
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I. noun Etymology: Spanish ~o, literally, freebooter Date: 1851 an irregular military adventurer, 2. ~ (II)] the use of extreme dilatory tactics in an attempt to delay or prevent action especially in a legislative assembly, an instance of this practice, II. verb (-tered; ~ing) Date: 1851 intransitive verb to carry out insurrectionist activities in a foreign country, to engage in a ~, transitive verb to subject to a ~, ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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