| 词汇 | obstructionism |
| 释义 | obstructionism noun[ U ] formaldisapprovinguk /əbˈstrʌk.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/ us /əbˈstrʌk.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/ the act of intentionally stopping or slowing down an official process蓄意阻挠 Unhelpful and Uncooperative awkward awkwardly awkwardness balky deterrent non-constructive non-cooperation non-cooperative obstructionist obstructive pre-emptive stiflingly stultifying stultifyingly unaccommodating uncooperativeness under your feetidiom unforthcoming unhelpful unhelpfully Related wordobstructionist Examples of obstructionismobstructionism Shiroya argues that colonial obstructionism failed by leading to politicization of former soldiers, who increasingly turned against the colonial state. Ex-servicemen's associations, high on the colonial administration's list of potential bogeys, quickly fell victim to government obstructionism. Charges are made against persons such as myself of obstructionism, feelings of revenge, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is an idiotic and childish bit of petty obstructionism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is true that over the last 14 years the resolution has been compromised by mistakes and delays, if not outright obstructionism. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We often encounter indifference or have to deal with obstructionism. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It is designed to prevent frivolous challenges and legal obstructionism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We will not allow their diplomatic obstructionism to do so either. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be a pretty peculiar union if we did, however, and it would essentially be a recipe for sclerosis, obstructionism and, ultimately, instability. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must keep a sense of proportion about the use of all-night sittings and obstructionism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The mandate as it stands can only come into force when obstructionism has taken place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not saying any of that out of veiled obstructionism or prevarication. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he take to himself powers to ensure that that obstructionism does not succeed? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has everything to gain, and a great deal to lose by further obstructionism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was faced with the arrogance and obstructionism of a privatised company which refused to provide him with any information and treated him with contempt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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