[{"word":"filibusters","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(US politics) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction; a filibusterer.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To take part in a private military action in a foreign country.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/filibuster","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/filibusters"]}]