obstructionist

Example Sentences

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Republicans argue that that is a haphazard approach that does not give full consideration to ideas, while Democrats say the other side has adopted an obstructionist stance.

From Washington Post

There will be complaints from board members and politicians, but Texas A&M will not play obstructionist as the SEC tries to complete this deal.

From Seattle Times

The conversation about all of this has followed a now-familiar script of a Democratic president grappling with whiny, obstructionist Republicans.

From Los Angeles Times

The Biden administration’s embrace of the project — known as Gateway — is a sharp reversal from the Trump administration’s obstructionist stance.

From New York Times

“The planet cannot survive another successful Republican obstructionist strategy,” said Senator Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat who wrote climate legislation that died in Congress in 2010.

From New York Times