logroll
logroll · logrolls · logrolled · logrolling
To exchange favours, especially political favoursTo exchange favours, especially political favours.
Meaning
5 senses(figuratively, intransitive)To exchange favours, especially political favours.
(US, figuratively, transitive)To 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.
To roll a log in a body of water, while balancing on it; to birl.
To move like rolling logs.
(transitive)To safely move (a body) in an emergency (medical) situation, tilting them up, then laying them on a transport surface.
More definitions
- work toward the passage of some legislation by exchanging political favors such as trading votes
Origin
Back-formation from logrolling.Back-formation from logrolling.
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Forms
logrolls, logrolling, logrolled, logrolledWord family
2 related wordsRelatedlogrolling
Derivedlogroller
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle