filibuster

A prolonged speech or series of actions used to delay legislative proceedings.

• filibusterer/ˈfɪlɪbʌstərə/(n)

• filibuster a bill
• threaten a filibuster
• filibuster in the Senate
• end a filibuster

1. 1.The senator filibustered for 13 hours to delay the vote. (obstructed by talking)
2. 2.The threat of a filibuster forced the majority to seek a compromise. (noun: obstruction tactic)

• obstruct/əbˈstrʌkt/— block progress
• stall/stɔːl/— delay deliberately
• stonewall/ˈstəʊnwɔːl/— refuse to cooperate

from Spanish "filibustero" = pirate — originally meant a freebooter who disrupted foreign governments, later applied to legislative obstruction