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filibusters

/ˈfɪlɪbʌstərz/

Meanings
noun
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.

Examples :

"In the 1850s, American filibusters attempted to take over parts of Nicaragua for their own gain. "
military history politics war nation government person action

Related Words

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration legislative

legislative noun

/ˈlɛ.dʒɪ.slə.tɪv/ /ˈlɛ.dʒɪˌsleɪ.tɪv/

That branch of government which is responsible for making, or having the power to make, a law or laws.

"The legislative branch of the government passed a new law about school safety. "

Illustration intervention

intervention noun

/ɪntəˈvɛnʃən/ /ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/

The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.

"The teacher's intervention helped the struggling student understand the math problem. "

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

Illustration opposition

opposition noun

/ɒpəˈzɪʃən/ /ɑpəˈzɪʃn̩/

The action of opposing or of being in conflict.

"The student's opposition to the new school rules caused a disruption. "

Illustration filibuster

filibuster noun

/ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɪləbʌstɚ/

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.

"The filibuster group, traveling from the US, aimed to seize control of the Nicaraguan banana plantations. "

Illustration proceedings

proceedings noun

/pɹəˈsiːd.ɪŋz/

The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction

"The proceedings of the school meeting focused on improving student behavior. "

Illustration specifically

specifically adverb

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk.li/

In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly

"My teacher explained the new math formula specifically for students in the advanced class. "

Illustration obstruction

obstruction noun

/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən/

The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

"The fallen tree caused a major obstruction in the road, blocking traffic. "

Illustration instability

instability noun

/ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/ /ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti/

The quality of being unstable.

"The political instability in the country caused many families to move abroad. "

Illustration freebooter

freebooter noun

/ˈfɹiːbuːtə(ɹ)/

An adventurer who pillages, plunders or wages ad-hoc war on other nations.

"After the government collapsed, the warlord acted as a freebooter, seizing villages and stealing resources from the helpless people. "

Illustration irrelevant

irrelevant adjective

/ɪˈrɛləvənt/ /ɪˈrɛləvənt/

Not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected.

"The teacher's lecture about ancient Roman history was irrelevant to our current math lesson. "