filibuster
filibuster n. 阻挠议事 用拖延战术阻挠立法工作，特别是在议会发表冗长演讲以消耗时间。该词最早在美国使用，当时在美国参议院已经发生这种情况。自1900年起众议院以程序规则防止这种情况发生，参议院1917年起以终止辩论方式阻止阻挠议事的出现。在英国下议院，议长有权命令停止无关的、重复的或者只是浪费时间的发言。
FILIBUSTER
filibuster
filibuster (fil-[schwa]-b[schwa]s-t[schwa]r), n. 1. A dilatory tactic, esp. prolonged and often irrelevant speechmaking, employed in an attempt to obstruct legislative action. • The filibuster is common in the U.S. Senate, where the right to debate is usu. unlimited and where a filibuster can be terminated only by a cloture vote of two-thirds of all members.