filibusterer
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
Types & categories
- delayer hypernym
- legislator hypernym
Related & opposite
- filibuster derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | filibuster |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | delayer |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | legislator |