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obstructionist
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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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69) Clearly, if Truman the reformer wanted a more consistently and effectively liberal Democratic party that could fulfill its promised policy goals, it would have to be less tolerant and more punitive toward its obstructionistic members than Truman the regular wanted.
To purge or not to purge: Hamlet Harry and the Dixiecrats, 1948-1952 by Savage, Sean J. / Presidential Studies Quarterly
Kramer - who backed Gee on Tuesday - has argued in the past that since Gee was appointed to the nine-member authority for the second time in May 1995, she has been viewed as too argumentative and obstructionistic by members from Glendale and Pasadena.
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It is ironic that a so-called professional of the district, whose duty is to communicate, participates in stone-walling, obstructionistic tactics with the public.
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