fil‧i‧bus‧ter /ˈfɪləbʌstə, ˈfɪlɪbʌstə $ -ər/
verb [intransitive and transitive][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Spanish;
Origin: filibustero 'pirate']
to try to delay action in Congress or another law-making group by making very long speeches:
Opponents of the bill tried to filibuster its final stages.—filibuster noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲