obstructionist
/əbˈstrʌkʃənɪst/
adjective
- Tending to block or delay progress deliberately.
- The obstructionist behavior of a few members stalled the entire meeting.
- She criticized the obstructionist approach of the opposition party.
- His obstructionist tactics frustrated everyone on the team.
noun
- A person who deliberately blocks or delays progress, especially in politics or lawmaking.
- The mayor called the council member an obstructionist for blocking the new park project.
- The senator was known as an obstructionist who stopped every reform bill.
- Obstructionists in the committee refused to let the proposal move forward.