filibusterer

• Législateur qui utilise de longs discours ou d'autres manœuvres procédurales pour retarder ou bloquer l'adoption d'une loi, en tant que tactique d'opposition.

A noun referring to a legislator who engages in prolonged speechmaking to delay or block legislative proceedings, typically as a tactic of opposition.

1. Legislative obstructionistC1formalpolitical

   A legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that they oppose.

   Obstructionniste parlementaire

   • The filibusterer spoke for over twelve hours to block the bill.
   • Opponents accused the senator of being a filibusterer.
   • The filibusterer's tactics frustrated the majority party.

   Synonymesdelayerobstructionistobstructorstonewaller