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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Filibusterism

Filibusterism \Fil"i*bus`ter*ism\, n. The characteristics or practices of a filibuster.
--Bartlett.

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filibusterism

n. 1 (context dated English) piracy, freebooting; the waging of unauthorised war. 2 (context US English) The practice of forcefully and unauthorisedly acquiring control of foreign land. 3 The practice of delaying legislation by filibuster or other obstructive tactics.