filibusterer

English Thesaurus

1. a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes (noun.person)

hypernym	:	delayer,
definition	:	a person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late (noun.person)

hypernym	:	legislator,
definition	:	someone who makes or enacts laws (noun.person)

derivation	:	filibuster,
definition	:	obstruct deliberately by delaying (verb.social)

derivation	:	filibuster,
definition	:	obstruct deliberately by delaying (verb.social)