verschleppen — 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.
- procrastinate verb To keep putting off something you should be doing, usually because it feels difficult or unpleasant, and to do something easier instead.
Senses
verschleppen is used for these senses in English:
- filibuster (originally, and, mainly, US politics, intransitive, transitive) To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.
- procrastinate (transitive) To put off; to delay (something).
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.