Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
filbert
filch
file (1)
file (2)
filé
file allocation table
file away
file cabinet
file clerk
file extension
file film
file format
file manager
file server
filefish
Filegate
filename
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

filibuster
fil·i·bus·ter [ fílli bùstər ]


noun  (plural fil·i·bus·ters)
Definition:
 
1. political delaying tactic: a tactic used to delay or prevent the passage of legislation, e.g. a long irrelevant speech
2. politics legislative obstructor: an obstructor of the passage of legislation
3. U.S. military military adventurer: a mercenary or irregular in a revolutionary army of a foreign country


verb  (past and past participle fil·i·bus·tered, present participle fil·i·bus·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular fil·i·bus·ters)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb try to block legislation with filibuster: to try to stop legislation being passed by making long speeches
2. intransitive verb U.S. military be a military adventurer abroad: to serve as a mercenary or irregular in a revolutionary army of a foreign country
[Mid-19th century. Via Spanish filibustero< Dutch vrijbuiter "pirate"]

fil·i·bus·ter·er noun
fil·i·bus·ter·ism noun
fil·i·bus·ter·ous adjective
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft