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filibuster

/ˈfɪləˌbʌstə/FIH-luh-buh-stur
/ˈfɪləˌbʌstɚ/FIH-luh-buh-stur

Meaningfreebooter

Common meaning: delaying tactic used to obstruct a legislative vote

Journey through time

  1. Spanishfilibote‘freebooter’source
  2. Dutchvrijbuiter‘freebooter’source
  3. Frenchmeaning shiftsfreebooter → pirateflibustier‘pirate’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftspirate → delaying tactic used to obstruct a legislative votefilibuster‘delaying tactic used to obstruct a legislative vote’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Spanish filibote ‘freebooter’.

Roots

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