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to logroll

to logroll

9.9
To support another politician's proposal in return for their support for yours
  • verb
  • /ˈlɔːɡroʊl/
  • Literature
translation icon : intercambiar favores
  • The representatives logrolled to gain enough support for their projects, trading votes for political favors.

Examples

  • We need to get the on-call radiographer, and then we can logroll after the pictures have been taken.

    The Broken (2008)

  • To get the bill passed, the senators decided to logroll by supporting each other's initiatives.

  • During the committee meeting, several members agreed to logroll to ensure their proposals were voted on favorably.

Synonyms

to politick
vsto logroll
  • UK
3 9.4

To try to get power or support within a group for personal gain

refers to a specific reciprocal support where legislators trade votes

How Cooperative

to logroll
  • Literature
9.9
to cooperate
543 3.3
to back
932 1.0

Surface Forms

logroll infinitive
logrolled past
logrolled past participle
logrolling present participle
logrolls third person singular

Morphology

logroll = log + roll (opaque) = log + roll

Formally a clear compound of 'log' + 'roll' (literally to roll logs), but the listed political sense is a metaphorical extension.

Etymology

Logroll comes from the image of people literally rolling a log together to move or build things, a simple picture of neighbours helping one another. In politics, to logroll means lawmakers 'roll' their support together by trading votes or favors, so it's like mutual help to get each other's bills passed.