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noun • a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes • (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches verb • obstruct deliberately by delaying | ||||||||
| 32% | 11 | Dilatory talk | ||||||
noun • a discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail | ||||||||
| 32% | 7 | Is dilatory | ||||||
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Dilatory Tactic Crossword Clue
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FILIBUSTER which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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FILIBUSTER
Updated: October 10, 2023
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1 | Be dilatory | |
2 | Be dilatory | |
3 | Dilatory
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28 Oct 1983 | New York Times / 28 Oct 1983 |
4 | Memo to a dilatory chess player
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25 Mar 1990 | New York Times / 25 Mar 1990 |
5 | More dilatory
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25 Aug 1991 | New York Times / 25 Aug 1991 |
6 | Not dilatory
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26 Oct 1989 | New York Times / 26 Oct 1989 |
7 | Word in the medieval period for a slow-moving lazy person, that later came to describe any dilatory animal or vehicle, such as a shell-less snail
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