obstructionist
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From obstruction + -ist.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]obstructionist (plural obstructionists)
- Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others.
- 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
- "And you, sir, have lived an unimaginative obstructionist and never can hope now to emerge from it."
- 2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 395:
- The obstructionists didn't have their own plan, but they counted, successfully, on delay to frustrate any alternative.
- Someone who attempts to impede the progress of legislation.
Adjective
[edit]obstructionist (comparative more obstructionist, superlative most obstructionist)
- Pertaining to obstructionism.
- Obstructionistic.