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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 | ||||||||
| 31% | 10 | Conservative in battle's making bitter speeches | ||||||
noun • a speech of violent denunciation | ||||||||
| 30% | 14 | Speeches made to waste time and prevent a bill from passing | ||||||
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Waste Time By Making Long Speeches Crossword Clue
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FILIBUSTER which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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FILIBUSTER
Updated: October 13, 2023
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1 | Conservative in battle's making bitter speeches
The Guardian Cryptic -
13 Dec 2006 | The Guardian Cryptic / 13 Dec 2006 |
2 | Incoherent speeches or speeches lacking logic | |
3 | Little time this time, a waste of time if caught?
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13 Dec 2002 | The Guardian Cryptic / 13 Dec 2002 |
4 | Long-winded acceptance speeches in Stockholm?
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12 Nov 2002 | New York Times / 12 Nov 2002 |
5 | Long-winded speeches
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14 Jan 1996 | New York Times / 14 Jan 1996 |
6 | Long-winded speeches, e.g.
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18 Sep 1998 | New York Times / 18 Sep 1998 |
7 | Speeches made to waste time and prevent a bill from passing |
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