Filibusterism

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The practice of filibustering.
  • noun. Bucaneering; freebooting.
  • noun. Legislative obstruction.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The characteristics or practices of a filibuster.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Piracy, freebooting; the waging of unauthorised war.
  • noun. The practice of forcefully and unauthorisedly acquiring control of foreign land.
  • noun. The practice of delaying legislation by filibuster or other obstructive tactics.
  • Word Usage
    "The other is, that while she may indulge with impunity the spirit of filibusterism, or lawless and violent adventure, upon"
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