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Filibuster

Filibuster is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Filibuster

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Why is it das Filibuster?

Filibuster ends in -er. Most nouns with this ending are masculine (86% take der), but Filibuster is an exception: das Filibuster.

The other -er exceptions
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das

Meaning

[1] Permanent speech in the US Senate to prevent/delay in voting

[1] Dauerrede im US-Senat zur Verhinderung/Verzögerung von Abstimmungen

Examples

[1] "That meant that Roosevelt had a free hand had not even been stopped with a filibuster, the Republicans could stop him"

[1] „Das bedeutete, dass Roosevelt freie Hand hatte; nicht einmal mit einem Filibuster konnten ihn die Republikaner stoppen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Filibuster die Filibuster
Genitiv des Filibuster des Filibusters der Filibuster
Dativ dem Filibuster den Filibustern
Akkusativ das Filibuster die Filibuster

Pronunciation

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