filibusterer
Prolonged speech maker
A filibusterer is someone who engages in a filibuster—the tactic of prolonging debate to delay or prevent a vote, especially in legislative bodies like the U.S.
Senate.
The term can also refer historically to a person who undertook unauthorized military expeditions into foreign countries: 19th-century filibusterers launched raids into Latin America.
One who blocks progress
- blockerSomething that obstructs
- stonewallerOne who refuses response
- delayerOne who postpones action
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
hindrance · barrier · roadblock · obstacle · blockade · bottleneck · interference · stalling
Upper chamber member
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- parliamentarianRules of order specialist
- clotureProcedure ending legislative discussion
- minoritySmaller part of whole
majority · dissenter · speechmaker · debate · amendment · procedure · chamber · floor
Expert in planning campaigns
- maneuvererOne who steers skillfully
- time-wasterUnproductive activity or person
- stallerOne causing delays
- dilatoryCausing or tending delay
procedural · parliamentary · negotiator · leverage · pressure · brinkmanship · ploy · gambit
Skilled public speaker
- speechifierOne who orates
- talkerOne who speaks
- windbagOne who prattles endlessly
- ramblerLeisurely rural hiker
monologist · declaimer · grandstander · bloviator · verbose · long-winded · haranguer · lecturing
Capacity for sustained effort
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
perseverance · fortitude · resilience · tirelessness · long-winded · indefatigable · relentless · dogged
obstructor
One who blocks progress
- blockerSomething that obstructs
- stonewallerOne who refuses response
- delayerOne who postpones action
impediment · hindrance · barrier · roadblock · obstacle · blockade · bottleneck · interference · stalling · procrastination
senator
Upper chamber member
- legislatorElected maker of laws
- parliamentarianRules of order specialist
- clotureProcedure ending legislative discussion
minority · majority · dissenter · speechmaker · debate · amendment · procedure · chamber · floor · senate
strategist
Expert in planning campaigns
- maneuvererOne who steers skillfully
- time-wasterUnproductive activity or person
- stallerOne causing delays
dilatory · procedural · parliamentary · negotiator · leverage · pressure · brinkmanship · ploy · gambit · talking-points
orator
Skilled public speaker
- speechifierOne who orates
- talkerOne who speaks
- windbagOne who prattles endlessly
rambler · monologist · declaimer · grandstander · bloviator · verbose · long-winded · haranguer · lecturing · droning
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- determinationFirmness of purpose
endurance · perseverance · fortitude · resilience · tirelessness · long-winded · indefatigable · relentless · dogged · unwavering
- obstaclesbarriers, block, obstacles, barrier, blockers
- delayersprocrastinator, staller, dawdler, postponer, foot-dragger
filibusterercooperator
One who works jointly
compromiser · bipartisan · facilitator · unifier · bridge-builder