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obstructionist

UK/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃənˌɪst/

obstructionist noun: someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others.

Noun

obstructionist (plural 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."1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
    • The obstructionists didn't have their own plan, but they counted, successfully, on delay to frustrate any alternative.2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 395
    1. Someone who attempts to impede the progress of legislation.

Adjective

obstructionist (comparative more obstructionist, superlative most obstructionist)

  1. Pertaining to obstructionism.
  2. Obstructionistic.

obstructionist meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

obstructionist in Tamil

முட்டுக்கட்டையிடுபவர்

obstructionist in Urdu

حائل, مزاحم

obstructionist in Bengali

অবস্ট্রাকশনিজম সম্পর্কিত, অবস্ট্রাকশনিস্টিক

Forms of obstructionist

Noun
pluralobstructionists
Adjective
comparativemore obstructionist
superlativemost obstructionist

Origin of obstructionist

From obstruction + -ist.

Questions about obstructionist

What does obstructionist mean?
Obstructionist means someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others.
What is obstructionist in Tamil?
Obstructionist in Tamil is முட்டுக்கட்டையிடுபவர். See Obstructionist meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is obstructionist?
Obstructionist can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce obstructionist?
Obstructionist is pronounced /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃənˌɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of obstructionist?
The plural of obstructionist is obstructionists.

Words near obstructionist in the dictionary

  1. obstruction of justice
  2. obstructional
  3. obstructionally
  4. obstructionism
  5. obstructionisms
  6. obstructionist
  7. obstructionistic
  8. obstructionists
  9. obstructions
  10. obstructions of justice
  11. obstructive

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Adapted from Wiktionary: obstructionist (page history and authors); obstructionist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); obstructionist (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); obstructionist (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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