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Obstructionism

Obstructionism meaning

A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political process or body.

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Now with McConnell, we have the typical Republican payback for bipartisanship and congeniality, that is, obstructionism.

Hungarian Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, who is currently responsible for the Neighborhood and Enlargement portfolio, was handed Health and Animal Welfare in a move widely considered a over Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s constant obstructionism on Ukraine.

In the speech in Budapest, Pressman criticized Hungary’s recent obstructionism toward Sweden’s NATO accession, and accused Orbán of pursuing dangerous relationships with Russia and China.

But, brushing aside off-putting Republican obstructionism, the planet is endorsing AOC, as it sends clear signals of impending disaster straight out of East Antarctica.

Most of his work, aside from his first initiative banning affirmative action is obstructionism disguised as populism.

However, many important provisions in this bill could not be made permanent because of liberal obstructionism and arcane Senate rules.

That returned favor could take any of several forms, including Turkish obstructionism within NATO councils should Russia ever try to muscle one of the Baltic States, for example.

The Security Council members that requested this week’s briefing should, with the support of other UN member countries, work to isolate Chinese and Russian obstructionism until it becomes untenable.

Fujimori also found it difficult to combat the threat posed by the Maoist guerrilla organization Shining Path ( Spanish Sendero Luminoso main), due largely to what he perceived to be the intransigence and obstructionism of Congress.

The blockade had a political cost for Greece, as there was little understanding or sympathy for the country's position, and exasperation over what was seen as Greek obstructionism from some of its European Union partners.