ˈfɪlɪbʌstə n. & v. --n. 1 a
the obstruction of
progress in a
legislative assembly,
esp. by prolonged
speaking. b esp. US a
person who engages in a filibuster. 2 esp.
hist. a person
engaging in
unauthorized warfare against a
foreign State. --v. 1 intr.
act as a filibuster. 2 tr. act in
this way against (a
motion etc.). øøfilibusterer n. [ult. f. Du. vrijbuiter
FREEBOOTER, infl. by F flibustier,
Sp. filibustero]