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Definitions:
Noun
filibuster
filibusterer
Definition: a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
filibuster
Definition: (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
Definition: 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.
Verb
filibuster
Definition: obstruct deliberately by delaying
Definition: To take part in a private military action in a foreign country.