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filibuster

[fil-uh-buhs-ter] / ˈfɪl əˌbʌs tər /


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The legislation still faces a full Senate vote and requires seven Democratic votes to avoid a filibuster.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The talking filibuster doesn’t provide a way around this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Perhaps the most famous, and certainly the most romanticized, version of a filibuster took place in the film “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

If he could manage the surprising feat and advance legislation popular enough to withstand a filibuster, he could potentially lock in the reconciliation law’s border security gains.

From Slate • Sep. 8, 2025

There was even a type of speech called the filibuster, whose sole purpose was to waste time.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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