Obstructionism — Ob*struc tion*ism, n. The act or the policy of obstructing progress. Lond. Lit. World. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obstructionism — index constraint (restriction), contempt (disobedience to the court) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
obstructionism — (n.) 1879, from OBSTRUCTION (Cf. obstruction) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
Obstructionism — Not to be confused with Obstruction of justice. Obstructionism is the practice of deliberately delaying or preventing a process or change, especially in politics.[1] Contents 1 As workplace aggression 2 In politics 2.1 … Wikipedia
obstructionism — [[t]ɒbstrʌ̱kʃənɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Obstructionism is the practice of deliberately delaying or preventing a process or change, especially in politics. Obstructionism is generally most evident at the stage of implementing a law … English dictionary
obstructionism — noun /əbˈstɹʌkʃənɪz(ə)m/ A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political process or body. The most promising mode of attack for the right may be state led obstructionism … Wiktionary
obstructionism — noun Date: 1879 deliberate interference with the progress or business especially of a legislative body • obstructionist noun or adjective • obstructionistic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
obstructionism — See obstructionist. * * * … Universalium
obstructionism — ob|struc|tion|is|m [əbˈstrʌkʃənızəm] n [U] formal when someone tries to prevent or delay a legal or political process >obstructionist n … Dictionary of contemporary English
obstructionism — ob|struc|tion|ism [ əb strʌkʃə,nızəm ] noun uncount actions or behavior intended to slow down or stop the progress of something, especially in a legislature ╾ ob|struc|tion|ist noun count, adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
