Filibuster
Definition:
an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures
Sentence:
The bill was defeated in the Senate by a filibuster because the Senator read a children's book and talked constantly for five hours.
an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures
Sentence:
The bill was defeated in the Senate by a filibuster because the Senator read a children's book and talked constantly for five hours.