obstructionistn.adj.
/əbˈstrʌkʃn̩ɪst/, /əbˈstrʌkʃənɪst/, U.S. /əbˈstrəkʃənəst/, /əbˈstrəkʃənəst/ A. n.
An advocate or systematic practitioner of obstructionary tactics, esp. one who delays or impedes the proceedings of a legislative assembly.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] > one who or that which hinders > a hindrance, impediment, or obstacle > person > persistent
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [noun] > obstruction of business > one who
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1846 R. Bell Life G. Canning 341 Luckily there is always an obstructionist in the House of Commons..to start up with an objection by way of rider to the very climax of unanimity.
1882 Tribune (N.Y.) 5 Apr. It is hard to see what motive could have influenced the Democrats to act as obstructionists in this matter.
1938 A. G. Macdonell Autobiogr. of Cad xxi. 259 Every reformer finds his obstructionists... In both cases Meddlesome Matties were to blame.
1966 M. R. D. Foot SOE in France ii. 11 Petty obstructionists of this kind lay about SOE's path all its life, and some have pursued it since its winding-up.
1986 Parl. Affairs 39 iii. 356 The obstructionists have always been able to do what they really wanted. But the obstructionists were often the giants of the Senate.
B. adj.
Of or relating to obstructionists or obstructionism.
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1879 Pall Mall Budget 12 Sept. The mischief which obstructionist impunity has already worked.
1909 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 3 534 In fact, only upon one occasion..was any recourse had at all to obstructionist tactics.
1975 New Yorker 26 May 94/2 Another President got himself returned to office by blaming nearly everything that was wrong with the country on an obstructionist Congress controlled by the opposing party.
1993 New Scientist 10 July 41/3 Our obstreperous obstinacy was considered obstructionist.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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