About: filibuster

Head noun: filibuster

Same concepts
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Filibuster

Broader concepts

label	provenance	confidence
tool	isap:503599937	0.651079
rule of the senate	isap:503201179	0.632331
senate tradition	isap:191761697	0.608062
tactic	isap:256309335	0.540396
procedure in the senate	isap:192637327	0.515729
rule	isap:503201178	0.499472
senate rule	isap:503201177	0.497866
procedural trick	isap:475518664	0.493126
parliamentary tactic	isap:256309338	0.487365
procedural move	isap:504067566	0.478121
means	isap:475206265	0.473070
undemocratic rule	isap:503201182	0.472614
procedural maneuver	isap:284912193	0.471364
procedural motion	isap:256085050	0.467640
rule in the senate	isap:503201186	0.466916
procedural mechanism	isap:193094547	0.459056
procedural hurdle	isap:253809649	0.453387
legislative tactic	isap:256309344	0.444109
procedural rule	isap:503201180	0.443723
supermajority requirement	isap:315970655	0.438574
procedure	isap:192637322	0.425425
legislative process	isap:219629112	0.424001
form of obstruction	isap:504535969	0.419633
delay tactic	isap:256309340	0.416761
legislative tool	isap:503599943	0.412279
minority party	isap:475101783	0.408505
arcane senate rule	isap:503201185	0.382087
parliamentary procedure	isap:192637324	0.381031
check on one party	isap:473868428	0.377210
necessary step	isap:503111499	0.367937
obstructionist tactic	isap:256309341	0.363409
slap in the face	isap:503109904	0.362322
procedural tactic	isap:256309336	0.361285
parliamentary maneuver	isap:284912192	0.358062
action	isap:253681807	0.350403
thing	isap:474294250	0.347750
tool of the minority	isap:503599949	0.347731
obstructive tactic	isap:256309339	0.346542
obstructionist tool	isap:503599948	0.344166
further rule	isap:503201184	0.338179
issue	isap:472892007	0.337386
attempt	isap:219263303	0.336145
senate procedure	isap:192637323	0.327965
time-honored tradition	isap:191761698	0.327715
waste of time	isap:474746671	0.319725
power	isap:475931315	0.318138
such procedure	isap:192637328	0.308743
mechanism	isap:193094546	0.307040
thing of the past	isap:474294255	0.306772
real possibility	isap:315788674	0.306672
feature of the senate	isap:219098204	0.305774
necessary tool	isap:503599947	0.305677
integral part	isap:503921769	0.303219
filibuster	isap:400096587	0.301557
trick	isap:475518665	0.296608
obstructionist rule	isap:503201183	0.295993
historical accident	isap:285144826	0.294736
bad thing	isap:474294253	0.292856
good idea	isap:503772903	0.290880
term	isap:503083292	0.288803
constitutional issue	isap:472892008	0.286707
system	isap:256507617	0.281281
roadblock	isap:193579952	0.280502
measure	isap:217430279	0.276060
bad idea	isap:503772904	0.262181
perversion	isap:400206583	0.260916
anything	isap:284489647	0.258353
technique	isap:192563336	0.257980
useful tool	isap:503599938	0.255843
right	isap:474822594	0.255400
major tool	isap:503599946	0.251001
device	isap:257484046	0.247174
rare event	isap:475159921	0.245893
opportunity	isap:315998581	0.242465
agreement	isap:191758178	0.236093
senate procedural rule	isap:254987764	0.234897
mistake	isap:218360495	0.234184
extended debate	isap:254558768	0.233166
response	isap:283074107	0.232074
part of the senate	isap:503921767	0.230949
success	isap:218897595	0.230444
insult	isap:257373217	0.228615
balance	isap:218988717	0.225263
check	isap:473868427	0.224889
method	isap:257214446	0.224341
tradition	isap:191761699	0.223425
powerful tool	isap:503599944	0.221211
senator	isap:220126623	0.220946
mcconnell	isap:192192162	0.220699
him	isap:402223166	0.220674
senate	isap:254987763	0.219165
need check	isap:473868429	0.218258
effort	isap:256650854	0.217302
part of the senate's	isap:503921771	0.215236
risk	isap:503163057	0.215025
problem	isap:219706633	0.214716
move	isap:504067567	0.212482
senate obstruction	isap:315514934	0.212132
bill	isap:504273384	0.212081
everything	isap:399399812	0.208886
way	isap:402238940	0.206810
rarity	isap:256275897	0.204946
vote	isap:503482895	0.203250
good thing	isap:474294251	0.200436
extreme measure	isap:217430280	0.196619
nothing	isap:216985649	0.193192
word	isap:503414012	0.192305
feature	isap:219098203	0.187601
obstruction	isap:315514933	0.175826
amendment	isap:192650682	0.175679
use	isap:402237213	0.163473
republican	isap:399102668	0.161170
debate	isap:254558767	0.149991
big part	isap:503921768	0.143865
majority	isap:283477462	0.140220
consequence	isap:315388845	0.139711
obstructionism	isap:40915730	0.138043
delaying tactic	isap:256309342	0.134645
something	isap:192539881	0.125885
hold	isap:503748122	0.122625
phenomenon	isap:399509075	0.122324
excuse	isap:255385765	0.118748
speech	isap:255335446	0.116993
judicial appointment	isap:314792868	0.115626
threat	isap:254117032	0.108857
sham	isap:503155296	0.105396
point	isap:475702150	0.103066
necessity	isap:193194843	0.102322
part	isap:503921766	0.096631
republicans	isap:315673172	0.094487
democrat	isap:284091006	0.089548
legislation	isap:315372710	0.083698

Narrower concepts

label	provenance	confidence
william walker	isap:20380470	0.625761
public option	isap:17966954	0.477573
last resort	isap:19318636	0.396572
judicial nominee	isap:244633099	0.380415
filibuster	isap:400096587	0.301557
walker	isap:20380469	0.289013
vote	isap:189824550	0.267390
judicial nomination	isap:399067041	0.243717
amendment	isap:42555316	0.241546
republicans	isap:312488380	0.240293
speech	isap:19966667	0.217975
day	isap:239052899	0.194157
democrats	isap:43892813	0.183298
problem	isap:244375935	0.181651
nomination	isap:399067039	0.178965
house	isap:257711333	0.152417
bill	isap:189599555	0.151348
appointment	isap:313076821	0.138181
senate	isap:17543329	0.117500
legislation	isap:312868758	0.115001
hold	isap:191391260	0.112274
republican	isap:400817166	0.111614
majority	isap:181391827	0.092641
the	isap:237586779	0.090456
democrat	isap:181451272	0.080908
washington	isap:400087618	0.071641