| 释义 |
fil·i·bus·ter
I. \ˈfiləbəstə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Spanish filibustero, literally, freebooter, probably from French flibustier, fribustier, from English fleebooter, freebooter — more at freebooter
1.
a. : an American who in the mid-19th century took part in fomenting revolutions and insurrections in a Latin-American country
b. : an irregular military adventurer; specifically : an organizer or member of a hostile expedition to a country with which his own is at peace
2. [filibuster (II) ]
a. : the use of extreme dilatory tactics (as speaking merely to consume time) by an individual or group in an attempt to delay or prevent action by the majority in a legislative or deliberative assembly; also : an instance of this
< filibusters are most often associated … with proceedings in the United States Senate — H.D.Scott >
< a Communist filibuster designed to prevent passage of a new Italian electoral law — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union >
b. : filibusterer
II. \“, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ verb
(filibustered ; filibustered ; filibustering \-t(ə)riŋ\ ; filibusters)
intransitive verb
1. : to carry out insurrectionist or revolutionary activities especially in a foreign country
2. : to engage in a filibuster
< he had filibustered for 22 hours and 26 minutes without leaving the Senate floor — Time >
transitive verb
: to subject to filibustering
< any … proposal to alter the rules could be filibustered — P.H.Douglas > |