obstructionist
adjEtymology From obstruction + -ist.
1
Pertaining to obstructionism.
2
Obstructionistic.
obstructionist
nounUK /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃənˌɪst/
Etymology From obstruction + -ist.
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:
2
Someone who attempts to impede the progress of legislation.