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复数形式
filibusters
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冗长辩论, 议会阻挠战术
a legislative tactic used to delay or block the passage of a bill by giving prolonged speeches or using other time-consuming methods
- The senator launched a filibuster to stop the vote on the bill.
参议员发起了一场冗长辩论以阻止法案的投票。
- The filibuster lasted for over 15 hours.
冗长辩论持续了超过15个小时。
- Opponents of the proposal threatened a filibuster to stall it.
- The party used a filibuster to force changes to the legislation.
该党使用冗长辩论来迫使立法做出改变。
- The filibuster ended when the majority invoked cloture.
冗长辩论在多数派提出结束辩论时终止。