logrolling

noun log·roll·ing \ ˈlȯg-ˌrō-liŋ , ˈläg- \

Definition of logrolling

[from a former American custom of neighbors assisting one another in rolling logs into a pile for burning]

: the exchanging of assistance or favors; specifically : the trading of votes by legislators to secure favorable action on projects of interest to each one

2 : the rolling of logs in water by treading; also : a sport in which contestants treading logs try to dislodge one another

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Recent Examples of logrolling from the Web

But hey, everybody hates taxes, and why should this industry be cut out of the logrolling big barbecue of a bill that is largely based on the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves?

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Tax Bill Will Make It Easier to Drown Your Sorrows Over the Tax Bill," 21 Dec. 2017
Trump, of course, has not helped in the way a standard president would—bringing lawmakers along, participating in logrolling and horse-trading, using his own expertise to find the right formulas.

— norm ornstein, The Atlantic, "The Other Devil's Bargain," 21 Aug. 2017

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