filibuster.
filibuster,
Meaning & usage
filibuster, a tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body
filibuster, a private military action
Where this word comes from
From English filibuster, from Spanish filibustero (“pirate”), from French flibustier, from Dutch vrijbuiter (“freebooter”), as vrij (“free”) + buit (“booty”) + -er (“agent”).
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