used by the Senate when opponents of a piece of legislation talk it to death (Government in America, Pearson)
cloture
The minority in the legislature, in an attempt to thwart a vote on legislation of which they disapprove.
Filibuster can be used as a noun and a verb.
A filibuster
No. The filibuster is a procedure used in the Senate. The Speaker of the House is the leader of the House of Representatives.
delaying tactic
...A Filibuster?
he was a filibuster :)
filibuster
A filibuster is a speech made in Congress to deliberately stall and sabotage the proceedings. The longest filibuster was a speech that lasted 24 hours and 18 minutes.
There is no time limit on a filibuster.
a filibuster occurs in the senate