filibuster

IPA: fˈɪɫʌbʌstɝ

A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
(US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.
(US politics) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction; a filibusterer.

To take part in a private military action in a foreign country.
(originally and mainly US, politics) To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.

Examples of "filibuster" in Sentences

I agree that removing the filibuster is a bad idea.
Breaking the filibuster is the key problem, where you need 60 votes.
Although he never mentioned the word "filibuster" at the hearing, it was certainly implied.
He can rule that a given USE of the filibuster is a violation of the constitution, and a straight up-or-down vote changes the rule in the Senate.
The word filibuster is derived from the Spanish "filibustero" -- meaning "pirate," an entirely appropriate frame to better understand the dogma of those for whom pro-consumer means anti-business.
The term filibuster traces back to the Spanish word filibustero or pirate (itself derived from the Dutch vrijbuiter or freebooter) and refers to the capacity of obstructionist legislators to hijack or "pirate" legislative debate.
The term filibuster was applied at the time to American adventurers, mostly from Southern states, who wanted to overthrow the governments of Central American states - filibustering was seen as a tactic for pirating or hijacking debate for self-gain.
For some liberal critics, like Vice President Joe Biden a man who participated in countless filibusters in 36 years in the Senate or the New York Times editorial board, this is a posture of pure opportunism diametrically opposed to how they viewed the value of the legislative filibuster during the Bush presidency, while others, like Mickey Kaus, have long argued that the legislative filibuster* should go because of its role in obstructing progressive legislation.