What is the meaning of Filibuster?

  • (v.i.) To act as a filibuster or military freebooter.
  • (n.) A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of plunder; a freebooter; -- originally applied to buccaneers infesting the Spanish American coasts, but introduced into common English to designate the followers of Lopez in his expedition to Cuba in 1851, and those of Walker in his expedition to Nicaragua, in 1855.
  • (v.i.) To delay legislation, by dilatory motions or other artifices.
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APAWebster's. (2011). Filibuster. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/filibuster/definitions/2007966
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HarvardWebster's 2011, Filibuster, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/filibuster/definitions/2007966>.
MLAWebster's. "Filibuster" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/filibuster/definitions/2007966>
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