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Noun filibuster has 2 senses

filibuster, filibusterer - a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
--₁ is a kind of legislator; delayer

Derived form: verb filibuster₁
filibuster - a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
--₂ is a kind of delay, holdup

Derived form: verb filibuster₁

Verb filibuster has 1 sense

filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation
--₁ is one way to obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass

Derived forms: noun filibuster₂, noun filibuster₁, noun filibusterer₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s