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obstructionist

  • /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃənˌɪst/ UK

noun obstructionists

  1. Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others. "And you, sir, have lived an unimaginative obstructionist and never can hope now to emerge from it."
  2. Someone who attempts to impede the progress of legislation.

adjective more obstructionist · most obstructionist

  1. Pertaining to obstructionism.
  2. Obstructionistic.

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@misc{obstructionist_2026,
  title = {obstructionist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/obstructionist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}