# filibusterism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Piracy, freebooting; the waging of unauthorised war.
2. The practice of forcefully and unauthorisedly acquiring control of foreign land.
3. The practice of delaying legislation by filibuster or other obstructive tactics.

## Etymology
From filibuster + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/filibusterism