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How to pronounce “filibuster”

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Pronunciation guide for filibuster

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of filibuster with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Kabuki Democracythe coverage of them -- when something is held up by a filibuster -- it took a long
Definition summary: (historical) A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.

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Kabuki Democracy

the coverage of them -- when something is held up by a filibuster -- it took a long

[Noun]
(historical) A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
(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.
(US politics) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction.
[Verb]
To take part in a private military action in a foreign country.
(originally and chiefly US politics, intransitive, transitive) To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.