filibuster
Definition
A prolonged and often obstructive speech or series of speeches in a legislative assembly, especially in the US Senate, designed to delay or prevent a vote on a proposed measure.
The use of obstructive tactics in a legislative body to block or delay action.
Historically, an irregular military adventurer, especially one who engages in unauthorized warfare against a foreign country (archaic usage).
Examples
The senator launched a filibuster so epic, he recited the entire phone book while debating farm subsidies.
In a desperate bid to kill the bill, she filibustered with tales of her cat's nine lives—talk about stretching the truth.
His filibuster turned a routine vote into an all-nighter, proving that talking is the ultimate superpower in politics.
Faced with defeat, the lawmaker filibustered by debating whether pizza counts as a vegetable—Congress's favorite distraction.