obstructionism
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definition
noun
The party surely dread the kind of obstructionism they themselves practiced during the last Congress.
the practice of deliberately impeding or delaying the course of legal, legislative, or other procedures.
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I do think that there are gradations in the extent to which Senate 'obstructionism' is blameworthy.
Meanwhile, he is working out a modus vivendi with the Supreme Leader, who, despite his conservative instincts, realizes that the clerics' 'obstructionism' could eventually backfire.
I refer to the people who have caused the governmental process to grind to a halt over the past five years by their childish 'obstructionism' in the legislature.
Octavian sought the help of the Senate, only to be met with 'obstructionism' and outright treachery.
The Senate's decision to have another Senate inquiry was enough for the Prime Minister to take up his usual cry about Senate 'obstructionism' .
But do the Party want to face this reshaped electorate with our reconfigured media with no other message but 'obstructionism' ?
It would be nice if State governments minimise also the 'obstructionism' of their procedures.
Certainly, there needs to be a public awareness campaign, but a well-funded and supported initiative that leads all of the people out of the dark ages of 'obstructionism' and into welcoming enlightenment.
This forced the president to back-pedal and promise to crack down on corporate pillagers, to publicly soften his environmental 'obstructionism' , and to promise to pump more funds into housing, education and job programs.
This would give the government a much-needed handle on economic policy-making, which has been hamstrung by opposition 'obstructionism' .
Apparently, the lessons of Freddie's ongoing troubles haven't sunk in, and Fannie and Freddie have relapsed into their tired old methods of 'obstructionism' .
We've often asked whether the party are paying a political price for their 'obstructionism' , or for the outrageous and hateful face they so often present to the voters.
This is the very definition of 'obstructionism' : To delay a foregone conclusion for the sake of a petty protest.
Bureaucrats often work amazingly few hours and are notorious for their 'obstructionism' and ability to dance constantly along the fine line between outright corruption and the parameters of their official duty.
They forced the president to back-pedal and promise to crack down on corporate pillagers, pump more funds into housing, education and job programs, and to publicly soften his environmental 'obstructionism' .
Debate is healthy but is not to be confused with obfuscation, 'obstructionism' or opposition for its own sake - that's not honest debate or even honest dissent.
The party surely dread the kind of 'obstructionism' they themselves practiced during the last Congress.
‘The Senate is vowing 'obstructionism' and the Government appears to have put privatisation on the backburner,’ the editorial warned.
To the general astonishment the Duke d' Orléans, head of the junior branch of the royal family and heir to a long tradition of 'obstructionism' , suddenly rose and protested that this was not legal.
An aggressive, 'obstructionist' Duma (Russia's lower house of parliament) dominated by Communists blocked any attempt at reform.
We can't ask others to play by rules we write concerning the global economy, only to then be 'obstructionists' when it comes to necessary action to protect the environment.
They should crusade for changes in Senate procedures that would prevent an 'obstructionist' minority from delaying action indefinitely.
'Obstructionism' from the military, the right, and the courts prevented a full accounting or retribution against the perpetrators.
Campbell launched the first round of 'obstructionist' lawsuits challenging the acts of the legislature in 1868, a year during which Republican officials had faced a difficult situation.
‘We would be fools if we were to try to be 'obstructionists' ,’ she said.
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