1. (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
   "The senator used a filibuster to prevent the bill from coming to a vote"
    
2. A legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that they oppose
   "The filibuster spoke for hours, trying to prevent the bill from coming to a vote";
   - filibusterer

1. (legislation) obstruct deliberately by delaying
   "The senator filibustered for hours to prevent the bill from coming to a vote"

Derived forms: filibusters, filibustering, filibustered

Type of: block, blockade, delay, delayer, embarrass [archaic], hinder, holdup, legislator, obstruct, stymie, stymy [rare]

Encyclopedia: Filibuster