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filibuster: a standalone construct

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Political science

the use of unlimited debate and delay by a legislative minority to block or extract concessions on legislation.

In political science, filibuster refers to the use of unlimited debate and delay by a legislative minority to block or extract concessions on legislation. This meaning comes from Wawro (2004) in American Journal of Political Science.[1]

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References

Wawro, G. J., & Schickler, E. (2004). Where's the Pivot? Obstruction and Lawmaking in the Pre‐cloture Senate. American Journal of Political Science, 48(4), 758-774. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0092-5853.2004.00100.x

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