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obstructionist
[ uhb-struhk-shuh-nist ]
noun
- a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
- a person who delays or obstructs the business before a legislative body by parliamentary contrivances or legalistic maneuvers.
obstructionist
/ əbˈstrʌkʃənɪst /
noun
- a person who deliberately obstructs business, esp in a legislature
- ( as modifier )
obstructionist tactics
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Derived Forms
- obˈstructionism, noun
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Other Words From
- ob·struction·ism noun
- ob·struction·istic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of obstructionist1
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Example Sentences
In a divided Congress, each party can point its finger at the other and say: “Obstructionist!”
The country has soured on obstructionist politicians and the Tea Party in particular.
Ronald Reagan, like Obama and unlike FDR, rarely bullied party renegades or obstructionist opponents.
And finally, this week, they saw that they can be something other than totally obstructionist, and the world will still spin.
Across the aisle, “obstructionist,” “waste of time,” and “37 times” kept popping up.
And you, sir, have lived an unimaginative obstructionist and never can hope now to emerge from it.
Sykes had been an obstructionist in the legislature during the war.
This one was very pretty, but an obstructionist nevertheless.
Viewed from the standpoint of the populace, he was a selfish, cross-grained old obstructionist.
During the Melbourne administration from 1835 to 1841 he figured conspicuously as an obstructionist in the House of Lords.
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