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Meaning of "filibusterism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FILIBUSTERISM

ˈfɪlɪˌbʌstərɪzəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FILIBUSTERISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Filibusterism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FILIBUSTERISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of filibusterism in the English dictionary

The definition of filibusterism in the dictionary is the practice of obstructing legislation with delaying tactics.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FILIBUSTERISM

agritourism · agrotourism · amateurism · aneurism · antimilitarism · antiterrorism · cauterism · characterism · chimerism · colorism · ecotourism · gangsterism · hectorism · neoterism · pauperism · Quakerism · tourism · volunteerism · voluntourism · voyeurism

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FILIBUSTERISM

filial · filially · filialness · filiate · filiation · filibeg · filibuster · filibusterer · filibusterous · filicidal · filicide · filicinean · filiform · filigrain · filigree · filing · filing box · filing cabinet · filing clerk · filings

WORDS THAT END LIKE FILIBUSTERISM

asterism · boosterism · careerism · consumerism · esoterism · eumerism · hetaerism · hipsterism · Hitlerism · isomerism · keto-enol tautomerism · mannerism · mesmerism · metamerism · panderism · ranterism · spoonerism · stereoisomerism · tautomerism · terrorism · Thatcherism

Synonyms and antonyms of filibusterism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «filibusterism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FILIBUSTERISM

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The translations of filibusterism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «filibusterism» in English.
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filibusterism
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filibusterismo
570 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
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filibusterism
380 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
280 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
278 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
270 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
260 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
220 millions of speakers
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Filibusterism
190 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
180 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
130 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
85 millions of speakers
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Filibusterism
85 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
80 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
75 millions of speakers
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पाणबुडीपणा
75 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
70 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
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filibusterism
40 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
30 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
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filibusterism
14 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
10 millions of speakers
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filibusterism
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Trends of use of filibusterism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FILIBUSTERISM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about filibusterism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FILIBUSTERISM»

Discover the use of filibusterism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to filibusterism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Brownson's Quarterly Review
Filibusterism is the order of the day. To invade with a lawless band of freebooters and ragamuffins a weak state, and stir up the disaffected to rebellion, pillage, and murder, is in our modern vocabulary noble, virtuous, patriotic, heroic, divine; ...
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Brownson's Review
Filibusterism is the order of the day. To invade with a lawless band of freebooters and ragamuffins a weak state, and stir up the disaffected to rebellion, pillage, and murder, is in our modern vocabulary noble, virtuous, patriotic, heroic, divine; ...
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Brevity
A pertinent and clear example is the case of filibusterism, which Sperber and Wilson (1995: 159) themselves introduce as a case countering the audience's expectation of 'optimal relevance'. It seems to me rather apparent that, in the case of ...
Laurence Goldstein, 2013
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Dr. Jose Rizal and the Writing of His Story
Therefore, Rizal was not the first to write about filibusterism, nor was he the last. There were Merritt Parmalee wrote William Walker, Filibuster in 1932; William Scroggs wrote Filibusters and Financiers in 1916 (New York), and Laurence Greene ...
Maria Stella S. Valdez, 2007
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A Secret Society History of the Civil War
“The “K.G.C.”' (from Austin Southern Intelligencer), San Antonio Alamo Express, November 5, 1&0, 1;Authentic Exposition ofthe “K.G.C.,”65. 16. “Filibusterism Again,” New York Times, Iuly 23, 1&0, 3. 17 Authentic Exposition of the “K.G.C.,” 87; ...
Mark A. Lause, 2011
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American Settler Colonialism: A History
As the budding sectional crisis curbed state-sponsored expansionism, filibusterism stepped into the breach. Filibusterism—the word derived from French and Spanish versions of the Dutch term freebooter—had long been closely connected ...
Walter L. Hixson, 2013
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Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the ...
Filibusterism. (1852–1860). Madelence, Henri de la. Le compte Gaston de RaoussetBoulbon: Sa vie et ses aventures (d'apres ses papiers, et sa cor- respondence). Paris: Poulet-Malassis, 1859. Walker, William. The War in Nicaragua. Reprint ...
David Marley, 2008
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La Solidaridad
Because all Filipinos who educate themselves encounter the envy and hate of reactionaries, this new type of filibusterism was concocted — a good excuse to imprison and exile every Filipino who knows German or some other foreign ...
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Writing to Cuba: Filibustering and Cuban Exiles in the ...
Santacilia was already temporarily exiled in Spain when a military commission in Cuba found a copy of "Mi Prision” in the hands of a woman “suspected of filibusterism.” Authorities, he writes, “of course, found it necessary to put on trial the ...
Rodrigo Lazo, 2005
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True Women and Westward Expansion
The political climate of the s provided the perfect opportunity for filibusterism. Due to sectional pressures, cries of manifest destiny frequently failed in the face of governmental inaction, only to resurface in enthusiasm for some private ...
Adrienne Caughfield, 2005

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FILIBUSTERISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term filibusterism is used in the context of the following news items.
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People's Party delays approval of Catalan Government's 2015 …
The Catalan Government accused the PP of “parliamentary filibusterism” for delaying the bill's approval for a maximum of four weeks, but ... «Catalan News Agency, Feb 15»
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Conservatives and Liberals Agree: Ted Cruz for President
... defend liberty" perhaps appropriately evocative of the equally awful "Battlefield Earth") now that knee-jerk filibusterism is ruining the chamber. «U.S. News & World Report, May 13»
REFERENCE
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