Logrolling
/ˈlɒɡˌɹəʊlɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:18 pts10 letters
Definition of Logrolling
verb
- To exchange political favours.
- 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.
- To safely move (a body) in an emergency (medical) situation, tilting them up, then laying them on a transport surface.
noun
- The rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs.
- (US politics) A concerted effort to push forward mutually advantageous legislative agendas by combining two items, either or both of which might fail on its own, into a single bill that is more likely to pass.
- Mutual recommendation of friends' or colleagues' services or products, such as book recommendations in literary reviews.
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