Filibuster - Wikipedia

A filibuster is a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision. It is sometimes referred to as "talking a bill to death" or "talking out a bill",[1] and is characterized as a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision-making body. The term "filibuster" ultimately derives from

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“It designated the followers of American adventurer William Walker who, influenced by López, launched several filibustering campaigns in former Spanish colonies in Central America, and so the definition became specifically "an American engaged in fomenting insurrections in Latin America in the mid