Ermüdungsrede — meaning in English
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English meaning
- filibuster noun A tactic used in a legislature — typically extended, often irrelevant speeches — to stall a vote or block a decision.
Senses
Ermüdungsrede is used for these senses in English:
- filibuster (US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.
filibuster — full definition
- noun A tactic used in a legislature — typically extended, often irrelevant speeches — to stall a vote or block a decision.
- verb To use such delaying tactics in a legislative body.