Main Entry: ob·struc·tion·ism

Pronunciation: \-shə-ˌni-zəm\

Function: noun

Date: 1879

: deliberate interference with the progress or business especially of a legislative body

— ob·struc·tion·ist \-sh(ə-)nist\ noun or adjective

— ob·struc·tion·is·tic \-ˌstrək-shə-ˈnis-tik\ adjective