filibustering
is that a word?
Yes. Filibustering is the present participle of the verb filibuster.
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Filibuster is also a noun. The speech itself, or the process of filibustering, is the filibuster.
It is a procedure unique to the U.S Senate, where a 60% vote is currently required to stop a debate that can go on forever, as long as the other 40% are willing and able to talk. It used to require a 2/3 vote, enabling the southern senators (mostly) managed to forestall civil rights legislation for about 100 years.
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Yes, "filibustering" is indeed a word. It refers to a legislative tactic where a person or a group of people use prolonged speeches, procedural delays, or other obstructive actions to prevent a bill from being voted on or gaining passage in a legislative body.
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