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Especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects
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logrolling
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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 ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also log-rolling , in the legislative vote-trading sense, 1823, American English, from the notion of neighbors on the frontier helping one another with the heavy work of clearing land and building cabins (as in phrase you roll my log and I'll roll yours ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Logrolling is the trading of favors, or quid pro quo , such as vote trading by legislative members to obtain passage of actions of interest to each legislative member. In an academic context, the Nuttall Encyclopedia describes logrolling as "mutual praise ...
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.