filibuster

/fɪlə,bəstər/ nounverb

10 letters4 syllables15 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS3

NOUN

A legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes.

(law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches.

VERB

Obstruct deliberately by delaying.

WORD FORMS

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Scrabble®15 points

Words With Friends®18 points

Double word30 points

Triple word45 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinilibusterfay

Starts & ends withF … R

Syllablesfil · i · bus · ter

SYNONYMS & RELATED1

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