A filibuster, or freebooter, is someone who engages in an unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country to foment or support a revolution. The term is usually used to describe United States citizens who attempted to foment insurrections in Latin America in the mid-19th century, but is also applicable in the modern day. Filibusters are irregular soldiers who act without authority from their own government, and are generally motivated by financial gain, political ideology, or the thrill of adventure. The freewheeling actions of the filibusters of the 1850s led to the name being applied figuratively to the political act of filibustering in the United States Congress. "Freebooter" is the more familiar term in British English, in which "filibuster" normally only refers to the legislative tactic. Wikipedia [ - ]

A filibuster, or freebooter, is someone who engages in an unauthorized military expedition into... [ + ]