logroll
/ˈlɔɡˌroʊl/
verb
- To exchange political favors, especially by voting for each other's bills or proposals.
- In the legislature, members often logroll to get their pet projects funded.
- The two senators agreed to logroll on the education and healthcare bills.
- Critics say the committee members logroll instead of debating the merits of each proposal.
- To rotate a floating log by treading on it, as in a lumberjack competition or sport.
- He learned to logroll during his summer job at the logging camp.
- At the fair, contestants tried to logroll without falling into the water.
- The champion can logroll for over a minute on the spinning timber.
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