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Logrolling

verb
/ˈlɒɡˌɹəʊlɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo exchange political favours.
2.verbTo combine legislative items, either or both of which might fail on its own, into a single bill that is more likely to pass.
"Republicans defeated Democratic efforts to logroll hate crimes legislation into the defense appropriations bill."
3.verbTo roll a log in a body of water, while balancing on it; to birl.
4.verbTo move like rolling logs.
5.verbTo safely move (a body) in an emergency (medical) situation, tilting them up, then laying them on a transport surface.
6.nounThe rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs.
7.noun(US politics) A concerted effort to push forward mutually advantageous legislative agendas by combining two items, either or both of which might fail on its own, into a single bill that is more likely to pass.
8.nounMutual recommendation of friends' or colleagues' services or products, such as book recommendations in literary reviews.

Synonyms

birlingrollroleorolleorouleroly-polyrollyrollierouleaurickrollrollerrick-roll

Rhymes With

dog growlingfog rollinglog rolling
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