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obstructionist
(redirected from obstructionism)

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obstructionist
a. a person who deliberately obstructs business, esp in a legislature
b. (as modifier): obstructionist tactics


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It's time for the board to give up its obstructionism and get with the program.
During talks over the state budget, Democratic leaders decided that appearing to be uncooperative would open Democrat lawmakers to charges of obstructionism, just as the campaign over a slate of initiatives for the Nov.
Partially as a result, the manning of positions of importance in hemispheric affairs was lethargic and subject to congressional obstructionism, despite the fact that our two immediate neighbors are our largest and second-largest trading and investment partners.
 
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