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Noun: obstructionist  ub'strúk-shu-nist
  1. Someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
    "The obstructionist senator delayed the vote with a lengthy filibuster";
    - obstructor, obstructer, resister, thwarter

Derived forms: obstructionists

Type of: controversialist, disputant, eristic

Encyclopedia: Obstructionist