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As a verb, filibuster means “to obstruct legislation by talking at great length.” As a noun, it can refer to that oppositional speech. “The Senator prevented a vote on the bill by reading the dictionary from aardvark to zyzzyva.”
As a parliamentary tactic, the filibuster dates back to at least the first century B.C.E. The rules of the Roman Senate required that all business must be completed by nightfall, and, on more than one occasion, the senator Cato the Younger spoke until dark to delay a vote. In the Parliament of the United Kingdom, a minister may “talk out” a bill, but his speech must pertain to the bill. In the United States, by contrast, a Senator may forestall action on a bill by speaking on any topic.
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词根词缀
词根: fili
=thread,表示”线条”
n.
filigree 金银丝做的工艺品fili线条+gree=grain颗粒→[金属]颗粒和线条
n.&v.
filibuster 妨碍议事,阻挠fili线条+buster阻挡;破坏某事的人→用线挡住→阻挡