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Act of exchanging favors for mutual gain
Answer for the clue "Act of exchanging favors for mutual gain ", 10 letters:
logrolling
Alternative clues for the word logrolling
- Work toward the passage of some legislation by exchanging political favors such as trading votes
- Rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
- Political back scratching
- Especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects
- Back-scratchers' activity
Word definitions for logrolling in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Logrolling is trading of favors, especially in politics. Logrolling , log rolling , or log roll may also refer to: Logrolling (sport) , sport involving balancing on submerged wooden logs A stage of log driving , literal rolling of logs Logrolling (medicine) ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) [syn: birling ]
Usage examples of logrolling.
And from then on fact had been added to meager fact and the censorship of that single telegram had avalanched into a harrowing afternoon-long session of give-and-take, of logrolling, bullying, factions and secret votes until Ferrante and his chief had to face the sickening truth of the matter: that they must league with the English in view of a highly probable common peril.
The advocates of the change were not strong enough to force through a free-silver bill, but they were able by skillful logrolling to bring about the passage of the Silver Purchase Act.
I had to watch ahead and try to pick my footingit kept me as busy as a lumberjack in a logrolling contest.
And from then on, fact had been added to meager fact, and the censorship of that single telegram had avalanched into a harrowing afternoon-long session of give-and-take, of logrolling, bullying, factions and secret votes, until Ferrante and his chief had to face the sickening truth of the matter: that they must league with the English, in view of a highly probable common peril.